Vocabulary

kite with a (kanji or kana) character written on it

painted kite; kite with a picture painted on it

to pull out roughly; to rip off

riding time; time spent aboard a bus, train etc.

blank video tape; blank audio cassette

to strip and leave clothes lying around

one by one; one at a time; in turn

apologies for writing to you without either of us following the other

apologies for tweeting to you without either of us following the other

new normal (state of new economic or financial conditions)

new normal

feces; excrement; number two

speech-language-hearing therapy

local wind

having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell

adiabatic process

(looking) over the top of one's glasses

aquarium; marine park

shuttle bus; pickup bus; courtesy bus; hotel bus

to doze off; to nod off; to snooze

accent nucleus; accent kernel

to take revenge; to retaliate

cold-rolled steel sheet

(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit

memory like a sieve; going in one ear and out the other

game of go played by poor players

to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to foresee; to anticipate

Clarino (brand-name synthetic leather)

after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

memory like a sieve; going in one ear and out the other

pure ice; factory-made ice without impurities

filling (meal); heavy; solid; substantial

laying a table; setting a table

short bob (haircut)

associate editor; deputy editor

Premium Friday; government-backed campaign to allow workers to go home early the last Friday of the month

hereditary system; hereditary succession

to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath

associate editor; deputy editor

New Zealand