Vocabulary

sclerotium

moistening a dry mouth or throat (to relieve thirst)

bid-to-cover ratio

disposition to operate in the red; tendency to have chronic deficits

your native country; your hometown

not negligible; not a little; to no small degree; to no small extent; quite a lot

indispensable; vital; fundamental; imperative; crucial; critical

high-quality leaves (e.g. green onions, tobacco, tea)

code of ethics; ethical code; ethical consideration; ethical provision; ethics regulation; honor (honour) code

that country

nirvana

buzzword

crossmedia

active hydrogen

couching (stitch)

resort facility

mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds

mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds

mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds

it is too late to show filial piety once your parents are dead

to feel angry; to feel annoyed; to feel offended

decorative paper envelope for giving New Year's gifts (usu. money given to children) and congratulatory gifts

dependent; person receiving support; person being supported

to feel at ease; to feel relaxed

under investigation

words used by young people; slang

professional; careerman; worker

resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience

new dialect; new regional dialect

male language; masculine language

to keep a fine house; to put up a front; to make the front of the house nice (and be pretentious about it)

worthless stock

half-human, half-beast; therianthropic

half-human and half-beast

young people's language

goat-god; satyr; Pan; Faunus

Group of Ten; G-10

changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons

passage of the seasons; change of the four seasons

long-distance train; long-haul train