sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
(act of) writing on a blackboard
topic of discussion; agenda
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
(criminal) investigation headquarters
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to ask a question; to ask questions
police drama (television); detective drama
scene; sight; scenario; setting
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
telecommunication equipment
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
all present; all concerned; all of us
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being