as soon as possible; ASAP
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
music industry; music business
aojiru; vegetable juice drink made from green leafy vegetables
IC card; smart card; chip card
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
dramatic role for child; child actor
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
effect; result; worth; use; avail
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign