integrated circuit; IC; interchange
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
middle period; medium-term
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
unpublished; not yet announced
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
next generation; future generation
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to accept; to receive; to agree
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
ten; 10; ten years of age
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop