(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
Aomori (city, prefecture)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
(only) one option; one possible choice
fixed date; settlement date
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
principle; theory; fundamental truth
job hunting; job searching
test for a position in a company; company entrance test
harsh criticism; something worthless or of little value
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
work; business; company; study
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to be free; to be available
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student