research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
support; backing; patronage
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
greeting; a fine thing to say
comprehension; understanding
universal serial bus; USB
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
image data; graphics data; digital image
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
big breasts; big boobs; boing-boing
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
partly open; in half bloom
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
mid-year gift; summer gift
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly