kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
draw (in competition); tie game
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
sound leaking (out of headphones, etc.); sound leakage
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; perfect timing!; how convenient (for you to show up)!
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
we are innocent until proven guilty; suspicion alone is not grounds for punishment; in dubio pro reo
legal; lawful; legitimate
quotation; citation; reference
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
river fish; freshwater fish
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
core; core; hardcore; all-out
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished