Suica; rechargeable prepaid IC card used for travel and purchases
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
government office; public office
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; Road Closed; No Through Road; closed to traffic
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
street parking; on-street parking
control; management; supervision
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
exponential growth; geometric progression
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
declaration; proclamation; announcement
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
psychometry (in parapsychology)
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
armed might; military power; the sword; force
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
to think of; to come up with
germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning; starting to appear
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
optimization; optimisation
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
throughput; processing power
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation