explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
bilateral relations; relationship between two countries
Christmas holiday; Christmas vacation
women's college; women's university
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
one-year-old; one year old
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
writer; author; literary person; one who lives from writing
the opposite sex; isomerism
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
second week's memorial services
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
inheritance; succession to property
billboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
undiscovered; not yet found; unexplored
Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
visual confirmation; sighting
archeological world (archaeological); world of archeology; archeological circles
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
new zaibatsu (formed after the Meiji period)
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation