intelligence or information network
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
all night long; all through the night
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
business; trade; operations; sales
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
eighth day of the month; eight days
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
festival; feast; carnival
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
to look forward to something
anything and everything; just about everything
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
noradrenaline; noradrenalin
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)