idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
level ground; horizon; field of view
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to scrape off; to plane off
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
rematch (after an earlier loss)
all right; very well; okay; I got it
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
countermeasure; counter-measure
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
videodisc; videodisk; venereal disease; VD
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
ceiling; sealing (compound, act of, etc.)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
amount of material resources
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
condensed milk; Soviet Union
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
old model (of an appliance, etc.); becoming outdated; drop (type of metal casting defect)
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place