upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
number two; mistress; concubine
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
criminality; criminal propensity
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
superb view; picturesque scenery
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
recommendation; referral; endorsement
recommendation; endorsement
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
kickboard; flutterboard; float
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to take a picture; to take a photo
to pull down (clothing, etc.); to slide down
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
happy memory; sweet memory
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile