carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
give-and-take; give and take
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
eardrum; tympanic membrane
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
settlement; permanent residency
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
face; looks; vestiges; trace
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid