technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
big leakage; uncontained leak
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
impression given by a painting or image
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
January; first month of the lunar calendar
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
president (of a society); chairman
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
order; command; directions; instructions
headquarters; head office; main office
baseball stadium; ballpark
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
strip-searching; security check
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here