book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
product name; name of an article
to prowl after; to keep watch on
queue jumping; breaking into a line; interrupt; wedge
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
several million; millions (of)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
true to one's name; living up to one's name
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
peristalsis; peristaltic movement; vermiculation
lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
overnutrition; excessive nutritional intake
to backfire; to have a harmful result
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
prefix used to strengthen a derogatory adjective
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
in the state; within the state
territory; autonomous region
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
state resident; people of a state
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)