Vocabulary

flushness (esp. of wheels and fenders on an automobile); tsuraichi

spanking with a baseball bat

sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn

werewolf

same plane; same level

coplanar; in the same plane; flush; even (with)

by order (of a superior); as instructed; official (e.g. notification)

guidelines; guiding principle; dictates

interesting; meaningful

tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull

owing a lot to someone; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour

thermoelectric outer planet spacecraft; TOPS

broken umbrella; torn umbrella

to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins

being in an embassy, aquarium, museum, etc.

spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning

shower stall; shower cubicle; shower room

the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to

public record; public register; official records

day-care center (usu. for the elderly) (centre); day center

water cycle; hydrologic cycle

water and sky

gender preselection; selection of the sex of offspring

deployment; deploying

stripe; streak; striation

deployment

harmless; innocuous; safe; benign

voluntary liquidation; winding-up

voluntary liquidation; winding-up

voluntary liquidation; winding-up

legal liquidation; court-mediated winding-up of a company

without optical correction (glasses, contact lens, etc.)

salad served in a glass, cup, hollowed-out tomato, etc.

one-drink minimum (at a restaurant, karaoke-bar, etc.)

colored contact lens; coloured contact lens; cosmetic contact lens; decorative contact lens

to forget to put in; to leave out

dental floss

festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere

missionary

official history of the Ryukyu Kingdom (compiled between 1743 and 1745)