regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
questionnaire; survey; poll
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
compilation; editing; recording
program (e.g. TV); programme
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
power generation facility
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
low orbit; low earth orbit; LEO
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...