Vocabulary

to say more than necessary

to double

cleaner fish

prison; jail; gaol

young person; youth

hey

the five basic sentence structures of English (SV, SVC, SVO, SVOO, SVOC)

(both) young and old

big breasts; big boobs

cardiovascular

cardiovascular system

to take care of

complete intransitive verb

incomplete intransitive verb

unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; sparsely

to make a habit of; to make it a practice to

(being) kept standing

dove

mid-year; middle of the year

middle; centre; center

to annotate; to comment on; to add explanatory notes

enjoys company; enjoys having guests

scab (i.e. a strikebreaker)

late closing

TOEIC; Test of English for International Communication

toolbox

licking; sticking out one's tongue

to shake one's head

signboard depicting scene from a play (usu. outside a theatre)

folk song sung to shamisen accompaniment

form

six ministries (of Zhou dynasty China)

six ministers (of the six Zhou dynasty Chinese ministries)

non-restrictive (of relative pronoun use)

restrictive (of relative pronoun use)

Ministry of State (Zhou dynasty China)

Ministry of Civil Administration and Social Welfare (Zhou dynasty China)

Ministry of Rites (Zhou dynasty China)

Ministry of War (Zhou dynasty China)