per person; per capita; per head
gross national product; GNP
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
in the village; within the village
technical civilization; technical civilisation
to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch
leather; leathercloth; razor
either way; in any case; one way or another
extremely dangerous; full of peril
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
waste thread; lint; fluff
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
head over heels; headlong; head first
to shove in; to push in; to force in
with a snap; with a crack
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar