permission; approval; authorization; license
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
smooth (i.e. without problems)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
influence; effect; impact
junior high school student; middle school pupil
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
home; household; family; hearth
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sunset industry; declining industry
business world; business circles; (the) industry
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
in good health; alive and well; going strong
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)