novel; story; (work of) fiction
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
or; OR (Boolean operator)
living-cum-dining room; combined living room and dining room; laser disc; LD; learning disability; lighting director
International Trade Commission; ITC; Independent Television Commission; ITC; International Trade Center; ITC; integrated traffic control
job application form; employee satisfaction
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
epitome; summary; outline
extending (e.g. a book); augmenting; enlarging; supplementing
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
while; even though; despite
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
contradiction; inconsistency
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
still (continuing); as ever; further
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
if it is (the case that ...)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
responsibility; duty; obligation