general election (of the lower house)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
generation; lifetime; age
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
fatty cut (esp. of tuna belly)
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
left breast; left side of the chest
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
during; for the duration of
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
imposing stance; daunting pose
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca); haj; hadj; haji
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
Morat (Switzerland); Mola
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)