fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
smooth (i.e. without problems)
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
convenience store lunch box
neighbouring house; neighboring house
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
i-mode (mobile internet service run by NTT DoCoMo)
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to help each other; to cooperate
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
newly arrived; newly received
URL; uniform resource locator
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing