poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
to be suspected without cause
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
stay of execution; suspended sentence
return of something; repayment
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to complete decisively; to do to completion
sun; saint; San (people); son
carnival (festival held before Lent)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
breaking off; snapping off
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
personal handyphone system; PHS
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
all over Japan; throughout Japan
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
band; zone; range; bandwidth
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
however; having said that; but
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
the other day; some time ago; recently
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID