Vocabulary

planning department

to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution

stagnation; deposit; sediment; backwater

water purifier

to abort (a fetus)

body (of a biwa)

trial version (e.g. software); evaluation version

to squint (one eye); to narrow

preserved flower

preserved (e.g. flower)

prostitution; call girl business

mayonnaise lover

dragon's fang

bend; curvature; deflection

peeler (kitchen utensil)

sundries; miscellaneous (objects)

ochre; ocher

yellow ochre; yellow ocher

thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post

to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings

Government Paperwork Elimination Act (USA)

exposure by washing away; washing out; washout

imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner

start of a sentence, phrase, etc.

blind date party, with the object of sex

The Book of Rites; Liji; Li Chi

the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism; the Nine Chinese Classics

compartment in a fishing boat with seawater for reviving or keeping alive fresh fish or bait

mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters

aspect ratio

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

serious topic (of conversation)

hot pot cooking

lechery; lewdness

underhand character; thievish nature

predatory nature; rapacious disposition

thievish nature (character); thieving heart; cunning and greedy character

spirit of true craftsman; (craftsman's) pride in his work