to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
information appliance; information device; information system
related equipment; related device
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
daily necessities; goods for everyday life
articles; supplies; parts
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
(committee) chairman; president
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
boiling something whole (e.g. vegetable, fish); cooking something whole
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
novel; original; new; innovative
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
recommendation; referral; endorsement
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
being very busy; busyness
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
cross-sectional; lateral; transverse; transversal; cross-cutting
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
concrete; tangible; material
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible