deadly serious; deadly earnest
question; inquiry; enquiry
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
thermal power station (i.e. using combustion)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
liquefied natural gas; LNG
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
meaning; significance; sense
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
Titanic; Titanic (1997 film)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
Yoko Ono (1933.2.18-; artist and musician)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
within; inside of; less than
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
no, not like that (but like this)
multiple choice (e.g. question)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut