explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
scratchcard; scratch ticket; scratch-and-win
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
100,000; hundred thousand
all present; all concerned; all of us
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating