lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
throat lozenge; cough drop
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
pull; patronage; tug; discount
at first; in the beginning; originally
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
dishwashing; doing dishes
to desperately cover up; to hide at all costs
a pair (of shoes or socks)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to talk to oneself; to mutter
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
being on duty; person on duty
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to invite in; to show someone in
condition; state (of health); appearance
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
earnestly; immediately; exactly
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
going straight on; going straight ahead