overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
versatility; multiplicity of use
to get out of shape; to lose shape
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
marketing system; sales method; sales plan
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
semi-made-to-order; semi-custom; semi-tailored
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
industrial area; industrial zone
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
like many others; being no exception; just like everyone else; as is usual with; in common with
storehouse; warehouse; godown
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
safe; vault; storage cabinet
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
collaborative research; joint research
next generation; future generation
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
work-in-progress; working state
deep inside; innermost place
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
female office worker; office lady; OL
password; watchword; motto; slogan
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
division by 1000; one-thousandth
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy