television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter; under the desk
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
in succession; one by one
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
secret base; hideout; hidden position
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
confections; sweets; candy; cake
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question