system; organization; organisation; architecture
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
looking on; remaining a spectator
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
direct mail; direct message
link; directory entry; rink
dream journal; dream diary
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to pass (of time); to elapse
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
air conditioning; air cooling
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
very loud volume; megavolume
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
what's what; heads or tails
sickroom; hospital room; ward
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)