thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
suspension (usu. vehicle)
tail; tael (Chinese unit of mass and currency); tailcoat; tails
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
substitute article; back-up
annihilation (of particle and anti-particle)
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
self-mutilation; self-injury
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
healing item; health item
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
high dimension; higher dimensions