Vocabulary

wooden framework

head-shot

conservativeness; conservatism; regression; retrogression; unadventurousness

concordancer

excellence; superiority; preeminence

report to the emperor

old man; venerable gentleman

palace room for government officials

company visit; visit to a prospective employer

funeral

mania

son

projection; project; philosophical concept introduced by Heidegger (Entwurf)

topos; place; location

stray sheep

devoicing; unvoicing

vocalization; vocalisation; voicing

biophilia

godmother

abridged edition; abridged version; abridgement

kindergarten or nursery school dance and song performance (usu. at year-end)

party (esp. for children or the elderly); funfest

pre-school education

small hanafuda deck

descendant (usu. of a certain generation)

former lord

former reading (of kanji, classical Chinese, etc.)

gold lame

strong bull

grammatical category

grammatical category

impoverished student; poor student

impoverished student; poor student

(written) application; written request; petition

no loss or gain; coming out even

Executive Office of the President (USA, etc.)

close contact (person); high-risk contact

frontal sandal strap (between the toes)

Zen temple meditation hall

floating object (e.g. in water); driftage