Vocabulary

common agenda

sick building; building which causes people to feel unwell

syllabus

gender equality

school counsellor

town hall meeting (event at which a politician or public official answers questions from members of the public)

digital archive

net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction

normalization; offering people with disabilities the same conditions as other people

plutonium-thermal (type of nuclear reactor)

paperless

management system

mega-float

media literacy

life stage

overgrown; exuberant; lush

to appear amused (by, at); to seem mystified (by)

lady; gentleman; person

krill; euphasiid (any species in the family Euphausiacea)

to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched

handicap go; game of go played with a handicap

to put something in the wrong place; to misplace

leaving something where it is; abandoning something

pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous

to be kindled (fire); to be made

whaaa; wah-wah; crying (of a newborn); mewling; wailing

gusset (esp. in kimono); gore

sender; remitter; consignor

sweet adzuki bean paste made of a mixture of mashed and whole beans

Ogura Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets

(your) words; what you say; what you have said

leavings; leftovers

luxury; extravagance

holding down (esp. in judo); holding technique; pinning down; immobilizing; bringing under control

to be satisfied with one's position; to be quite content

poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate

the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing

pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling

punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; scolding

housebreaker; burglar