appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
on the occasion of; at the time of
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
control; check; restraint; inhibition
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
installation (esp. software)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
capacity; volume; capacitance
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
electricity; (electric) light
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
breast enlargement; breast enhancement
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
right beside; close to; nearby
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze