mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
electrical equipment; electrical machinery; electrical appliances
(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
now; the present time; just now; another; more
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
interception (email); wiretap; bug
how; in what way; how about
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement