Vocabulary

permission; assent; compliance

ink eraser

(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly

begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur

to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

Japanese holly (Ilex crenata)

enuresis; bed wetting

sulfur spring; sulphur spring

State of the Union message

side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)

expenses; expenditure

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour)

one shaku

static charge eliminator

shallow cunning; shallow cleverness

grim face

hearty laugh; loud laugh

His Majesty the King

fat

to warm over

(sung) requiem

Japan and France

to make up one's mind

to brighten; to grow light

old father

lack of individuality or personality

impersonal

bridge-building

out-of-service car; out-of-service train; out-of-service bus; deadhead

small breasts

aging society; ageing society

grey power; gray power

outer rim of a crater

tea seed oil; camellia oil

regional promotion coupons; merchandise coupons for the promotion of the local economy

Japanese apricot; ume

to cut (out); to notch

geochemistry