home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
support; backing; aid; assistance
boarder; boarding student
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
four-eyes; four-eyed bastard
on bad terms; at loggerheads
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
pearly white; pearl color; pearl grey
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
decorative ceiling painting
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
class; heading; group; category
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
overseas assignment; overseas posting
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)