starting point; point of departure
un-Japanese in appearance or character
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
information technology; IT
substrate; (computer) circuit board
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
the last days; the final years; the last generation
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
average height; average body height
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
green light; (giving) permission; OK
D-pad (directional keypad on a video game game controller, remote control, etc.)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
aforementioned; above-mentioned
be (that) as it may; having said that
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
surface of the earth; ground surface
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
slope; slanting surface; bevel
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
rescue squad; rescue party
to lean against; to set against
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
way one walks; one's walk
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise