nuclear magnetic resonance; NMR
two-color printing; two-colour printing
electric bass; bass guitar
nearest kin; nearest of blood; next of kin; nearest relative
(daily) segment of a radio or TV program
writing system using unconventional characters and symbols, esp. used by young women in texting
handakuten; diacritic kana mark that turns h into p
geminate consonant (small "tsu" in Japanese)
profile picture; profile pic
the "wa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (wa, wi, we, wo)
do, re, mi, fa, sol (soh), la, si (ti), do (solfa syllables)
heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to listen intently; to focus on (music, speech, etc.)
to get along well together; to be close to each other
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
excellent speech; masterly speech
examination method; method of investigation; search procedure
morning soap opera; morning television serial
watch store; watch shop; watchmaker
leaving everything up to someone else
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
milk coffee; white coffee
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
hard-to-use space (in an apartment, etc.); dead space (artillery, etc.); (respiratory) dead space
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
Leo (constellation); the Lion; Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk
booking; reservation; making a booking