electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); Daesh; IS; information separator; delimiter
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
animal husbandry; livestock industry
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
covered in mud; mud-caked
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
classification; categorization; sorting
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
pillar of fire; blazing column
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
dark reddish-brown; liver color
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
behind; in the rear; in back
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead