aborted, stillborn or miscarried foetus (fetus); (arch.) newborn baby
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
embodiment; realization; materialization
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
environmental destruction
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
primitive; crude; archaic
splish-splash; with a splash
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
one star (rating); evening star; morning star
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
study group; study meeting
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
appearance; air; condition; state; form
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning