tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to carry around; to carry on one's person
pocket computer; pocket PC
external storage; auxiliary storage
liquid-crystal display; LCD
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
increasing in size; becoming bigger; enlargement
one's destination; place where someone is going; source (of an object); origin; branch office
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
about when; about what time; how soon
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
tedious; boring; being fed up with
talking about memories; reminiscences
authenticity; credibility
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
Carnegie Mellon University
MIPS; million instructions per second
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces