sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
questionnaire results; survey results
consequently; as a result
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
long; drawn-out; very long
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
illustration (e.g. book); picture
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
motive power; driving force
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
way (of doing); manner; method; means
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
environmental problem; environmental issue
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
around the world; throughout the world
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
table of contents; contents
Near Threatened (conservation status); NT; New Testament; nuchal translucency
stage show featuring superhero characters from tokusatsu films and TV series
ninja house; ninja residence
planning; project; plan; design
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing