old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
new discovery; new invention
bizarre theory; strange theory; wild theory
all one has; all one's possessions
mass communication; mass media
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
one's share; one's portion
following blindly; following suit without reflection
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
derailment; digression; deviation
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
study; learning; tutorial
journal; magazine; periodical
reader's column; letters-to-the-editor column
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to surge (water or waves)
sea level; (surface of) sea
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
debt collection; debt collector