normalcy; normality; normal
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
indicate reason; infers some protest
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
(childbirth) delivery table; birthing table
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to employ; to hire; to charter
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
surely; certainly; without doubt
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to gather; to collect; to assemble
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
visual kei; fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands and musicians; attractive person
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan