standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
recreation; diversion; relaxation
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
handheld game console; portable game console
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
place where one works; construction site; working area
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
chair; stool; post; office; position
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to lean against; to set against
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
professor; teaching; instruction
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
comparatively; relatively
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
atomic energy; nuclear power
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
dozens; scores of; decades
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest