integrated circuit; IC; interchange
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
factorization; factorisation
brief review; brief comment
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
all (there is); as long as there is
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
the very start; the very beginning
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to be kind to; to treat kindly
throwing up; vomiting; croaking (of a frog); ribbit ribbit; gross!; yuck!
close; intimate; on good terms
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
precognitive dream; foresight dream; prophetic dream
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
model or exemplary student
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality