execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
(terrorist) suicide bombing
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
research and development; R&D
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
maintaining the status quo
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
interest; rights; concession
about; concerning; related to; -ish
political strife (antagonism, conflict)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
in person; personally; directly
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata