Vocabulary

busy period; busy season

drybrush; brush which gives a blurred effect in writing or painting

faint or blurry way of writing with a brush

stump of a pencil or brush

person living alone; single person; bachelor; spinster; unmarried person

shift to domestic production; import substitution

Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); IS; ISIL

food review (on TV, social media, etc.); food reportage

reinforced concrete

final disposal location; final disposal site

to withdraw money; to take money out

disposal site; disposal plant

temporary closure (of a park, zoo, kindergarten, etc.)

summer fur; summer coat; summer plumage

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

excavation (usu. archeological); dig

(traditional) hair oil; pomade

last resort

strenuous effort

official editorial viewpoint of a newspaper

official publication; government publication

overall victory; victory in the overall standings

overall victory

undeclared

as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction

as if; as though

as if; as though

based on; derived from; building on; beginning with

masu container for drinking or measuring sake

dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa

dwelling; house; residence; address

to make a sound; to give off a sound

dedicated device; apparatus for exclusive use

identification number; confirmation number; authentication number

authentication code; authenticator

registered matter; matters to be registered

certificate of registered matters; document proving registered matters

lost mail; undeliverable mail

doing as one is told; yes-man

markdown (e.g. of prices)