series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
correction; revision; amendment
mass communication; mass media
all companies; each company
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
while; during; while; although; all; both
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
(recorded) man-on-the-street interview
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
volunteer activities; volunteerism
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
of no interest; not interested
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
really; truly; indeed; good grief
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled