disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
research institute; (research) laboratory
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
thunderous roar; roaring sound
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
thunderstorm; thundershower
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
dull sound; muffled sound
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
variety show (on TV or radio)
such ... as; or some such
public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
one act (of a play); scene; event
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
day of month; counter for days
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
beginning; outset; first; onset
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
artificial intelligence; AI
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
artificial intelligence; AI