juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
even though; despite; when
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
that's the way it is; such is life
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
book; volume; this; present; main; head
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
summary site; aggregator; type of site which features summaries of online discussion threads and blogs
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
had better ...; had better not ...
very popular; highly favoured
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
witnessing; observing; sighting
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
momentous (crucial) decision
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to shake one's head (in denial)