enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to underrate; to make light of
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
built-in; fixed; attached
affectation; showiness; pretence
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
small present; trifling gift; gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude; marketing incentive; (arch.) inferior goods; (arch.) low-quality article
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing