unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
for work; for manufacturing
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
in search of; in order to look for
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
minuteness; one millionth
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
sympathy; empathy; response
trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
taking a commemorative photo
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much