food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
(computer) console; single console for multiple diving gauges
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
dark place; unlit spot; darkness
confined place; closing (an institution, office, clinic, etc.)
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
beginning (of a century, etc.)
handmade object; craftwork; handmade
enumeration; citation; listing
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
programming language; programing language
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
(software) patch; updater (to correct a program flaw)
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
NEC (Nippon Electric Company)
asymmetric digital subscriber line; ADSL
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
integrated services digital network; ISDN
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
low (level, value, price, etc.)
band; zone; range; bandwidth
dial-up access; dial-up connection
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
affiliated company; affiliated business
always-on connection (esp. to the Internet)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
wireless local area network; wireless LAN; WLAN
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)