Vocabulary Browser

human-interest article

three meals (a day)

up-train

flippant

water and sewer services

staircase

above example

ancient times

the orders of one's ruler

first third of a two-hour period

up and down, left and right

superior dialogue

superscript

Sukiyaki (1961 song by Kyu Sakamoto)

overshot water wheel

seniority

upper stream

first-class inn

longest

first half of the (fiscal) year

to make a good choice

running time (of a movie)

pulling overarm throw

room with a raised floor

good family

to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion

admission limit

spade work

servants' kitchen

printed figures (on cloth or pottery)