buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
galette (esp. Breton galette)
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
decrease; reduction; decline
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
job hunting; job searching
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
work experience; work history
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
best (highest) record; new record
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
at the point of death; almost dead; about to die; at some limit (pain, hunger, etc.)
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
museum; reference library; archive; record office
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
no loss or gain; coming out even
information board; building directory
second basement level; subbasement
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
word for word; verbatim; literally
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
educational visit (e.g. by a class); field trip
Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE); Tumulus period