seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to try all possible means
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
to follow; to conform; to apply to
inner-city area; city center
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
wealthy person; millionaire
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
catching fire (from a neighbouring house on fire)
bungalow; one-story house
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
spirit world; underworld; the next world
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
throng; gathering of people
freckles; buckwheat chaff
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
human chain (chain of people holding hands, usually in protest)
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
to make a speech; to address
urgent report; urgent message
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
peeping at (without permission)
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly