fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
digital versatile disc; DVD
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
after school (at the end of the day)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
is that so?; I see; right; oh
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
close; intimate; on good terms
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to gather; to collect; to assemble
scheduled date; expected date; date a baby is due; expected delivery date; due date
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
intelligence network; information network
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
IT revolution; information revolution
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
feeling; sense; impression
the times; the world; society
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
name; given name; first name
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
how; in what way; how about
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously