mass communication; mass media
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
university student; college student
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
expiry date; use-by date; date of expiry
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
experiential; empirical; experimental
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to have a smattering knowledge of
intermission (during a play, sumo, etc.); interval; temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance)
autumn, the harvest season
food expenses; cost of one's board
cotton gloves; working gloves
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to be harvested; to be picked; to be able to harvest; to be able to pick
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
one grain; one drop; one bead
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
animal desires; carnal desires; lust
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom