Vocabulary

under normal conditions

conventional forces; conventional military forces

communication cable

correspondence course

communications industry

communication speed; baud rate

playing an entire composition without break; continually playing (in the background of a melody)

school of popular writing

information message

converting (fractions) to a common denominator; reduction to a common denominator

name one goes by; popular name; assumed name; alias; nickname

period of validity

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw

to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount

weight stone (placed on pickles)

incoherent; inconsistent

guard (on a sword)

locking swords and pushing against each other

floor space; area (in tsubo)

per tsubo (approx. 3.3 square meters)

penny wise and pound foolish

fingernail mark; scratch

to tiptoe

shunning; ostracism; exclusion; rejection; snub; leaving (someone) out

standing on tiptoes

ready-made clothing; off-the-rack clothing; second-hand clothes; hand-me-down

to hoist; to lift up

to hold (the opponent) in the arms and carry him out of the ring

to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist

hung up; hoist

to take in; to attract

to lure out; to entice out

family chart and personal history

temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell

to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted

pickaxe; pickax; pick

noon

domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost

to lower; to be lowered