to have a rumor circulating
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to fold up; to fold into layers
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
control; management (e.g. of a business)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
from one's seat; without stirring
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to