collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
parabola (antenna, microphone reflector, etc.); (satellite) dish; parabola (planar curve)
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
one breath; chug!; drink!
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
this and that; such and such
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
person from (the planet of)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
staying behind; remaining; residual
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling