to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
negotiable; further discussion needed
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
inventor; designer; planner
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
suggestion box; complaints box
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
suggestion box; comment box; (arch.) complaints box placed in front of the supreme court (Edo period)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
degree of attention; profile
degree of familiarity; popularity
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
such a thing; something like that
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
draw (in competition); tie game
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
taking the field first, thus batting second
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate