to be excited; to be elated
writing implement; writing tool
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to sell off; to dispose of
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
border; boundary; border; edge; horizontal stripes; boarder (e.g. snowboarder, skateboarder)
drop of water; polka dots
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
principal occupation; core business
telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
videophone; video telephone; video call
form; method; system; formula
transmission and reception; sending and receiving
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer