laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
naturally; of course; understandably
ability; performance; efficiency
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
literally; to the letter; literal
writing; composition; essay; sentence
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
anonymity; using an assumed name
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
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
thread (of execution); thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
memory; sense; experience
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
if you think about it; come to think of it
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to telephone; to make a phone call
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
serious; severe; grave; acute