Express Mail Service; EMS; European Monetary System; Engine Management System; Electronics Manufacturing Services; Expanded Memory Specification (MS-DOS); Environmental Management System
electric muscle stimulation; EMS
medical apparatus; medical instruments
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
application; application software; application; putting into use; application; request
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
whistle (sound made with the lips)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to be born; to come into the world
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away