life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
major customer; large customer
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
cooking; food preparation
thawing; defrosting; decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
stereo (sound); stereo (player, set); stereo; stereophonic
washing machine; (clothes) washer
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
information appliance; information device; information system
product; produce; result; fruit
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
chord name; chord symbol; code name
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
lowercase letter; small letter
dot; point; polka dots; dot; pixel
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.); degree of understanding; how well one understands a person or thing
online communications; personal computer communications (esp. pre-Internet); pre-Internet online service
for individual consumers; targeted at individuals