control board; control panel; console
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
universal serial bus; USB
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
identification papers; ID
snake; serpent; large snake
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
work; business; company; study
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
natural product; product of nature
real thing; original; actual
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
safe; vault; storage cabinet
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
biometrics; biometric authentication
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less