graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
cake served with tea; teacake
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
guaranteed; certified; warranty included
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
anything and everything; just about everything
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
Hellman; Hellmann; Herman; Hermann; Herrmann
by means of; due to; because of; according to
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
armaments; military preparations
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
ongoing; in progress; afoot
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
former years; formerly; a few years ago
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
society; the world; the times
government office; public office
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
GI (soldier in the US Army); G.I.
LP (record); long-playing record; linear programming; line printer; laser printer; Liberal Party
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment