common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to rock; to shake; to swing
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
price; cost; value; worth; value
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
extrasensory perception; ESP
development; exploitation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
few decades; many decades; several decades
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
leadership; initiative; spearhead
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
long time; long interval; for quite some time
progress; advance; improvement; development
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
technological development
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
optimization; optimisation
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event