journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
rotation; revolution; convolution
normalcy; normality; normal
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
first (of its kind) in Japan
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
enterprise; business; company; corporation
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
young person; youth; young
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA); NASA
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor