to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
only; merely; but; no more than
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
absolute obedience; complete submission
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
target group; target persons
action of making something; -ification
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
aroma candle; aromatic candle
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
wavelike; in waves; undulation
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
obedience; submission; resignation
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
gemstone totem (esp. as jewelry); healing crystal
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff