foods topped with grated yam
high-definition television; HDTV
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
start of broadcast; commencement of transmission; sign-on
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
cheer; chia (Salvia hispanica); cheerleading
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire
water's edge; beach; shore
having gone too far to turn back
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
G; g; gram; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
raging fire; conflagration
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
interception (email); wiretap; bug