prototype model; experimental machine
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
noted product; local specialty
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
a little; a bit; slightly
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be annoying; to be troublesome; to be a burden
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
preparations for a journey; travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
basking in the sun; sunbathing
with a start; with a jump
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
ex-husband; former husband
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
marriage proposal; courtship
serialization; serialisation; serial story