moat; fosse; canal; ditch
social studies (school subject)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
full view; plain sight; completely visible
burying in the ground; having underground deposits
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
long ago; previous; of a former age
principle; theory; fundamental truth
tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
there is but a fine line between genius and insanity
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
(made of) stone; stone-built
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export