place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
chief; main; principal; important
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
transceiver (send and receive)
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
handheld game console; portable game console
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
composite; combined; complex
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
semiconductor; solid-state
normalcy; normality; normal
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
final; eventual; ultimate
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)