line; queue; procession; matrix
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
possibility; potential; expandability
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
on the street; around town; the world; the public
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
Tigers (usu. sports team)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
Central League (Japanese baseball league)
relief (e.g. pitcher); relief (e.g. bas relief)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to relapse; to reassert; to review
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
platform; home; home base; home plate
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to be filled to bursting; to burst
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
distribution board; panelboard; circuit breaker panel; fusebox
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
match; game; bout; contest
to blow out; to spout out
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint