to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
specialized course; specialised course; something that is specialized for a certain field or application (e.g. a sauce specially made for zaru soba)
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
excellent calligraphy; calligraphy
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
chimney (narrow cleft used to climb a rock face)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
fluent (in a language); flowing
Beijing dialect (of Mandarin); Pekingese
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
kremlin; citadel in Russian town; Great Kremlin Palace (Moscow); Kremlin; Russian government; (former) Soviet government
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box