decisive battle of brief duration
parity; having borne children; parous
humanities and social sciences; liberal arts; faculty of humanities; school of liberal arts
Agency of Natural Resources and Energy
Agency for Cultural Affairs
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
10th day of the month; ten days
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
approval; license; licence; permission
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
income and expenditure plan
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
source; origin; provenance; birthplace
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
no-risk; risk-free; without risk
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
100,000; hundred thousand
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
stereo (sound); stereo (player, set); stereo; stereophonic
industry terminology; professional jargon; buzzword
candied (chestnuts); sweetened boiled fish
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
personification; anthropomorphization
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
appearance; figure; shape; form
entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
pickled wasabi; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
local production for local consumption
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent