Vocabulary

foreign affairs section

foreign-language newspaper

extrapolation method

school bond or debenture

to let a person take hold of; to bribe by slipping money into a person's hand

to pull up by the roots

to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef

to cover up; to hush up; to shroud in darkness

to rise to the highest possible rank

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

to go over the hump; to get successfully through the bulk of the work

trick; act

to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

F1 hybrid; first filial hybrid; first cross

one-sided

sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

to be moved (by feelings); to be touched (with emotion); to be drawn

to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger

kanji "dotted cliff" radical (radical 53)

to escape danger

little tern (the official bird of Chiba); sterna albifrons

phone conference; conference call

"completed" (rubber) stamp

love is blind; (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples

kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre)

neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to

(plain) hot water; boiled water

close up

delete

insert a space (editor's mark)

rechargeable battery

cherry tomato

Bing cherry

skyrocket; bottle rocket

empty vessels make the most sound; the meowing cat does not catch the mouse

instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?

yo!; hello there!; hi!

use of a conjunction to express cause and effect

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that