handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
from the beginning; from scratch
without; but if; otherwise; or else
fiber-reinforced plastic; fiberglass-reinforced plastic; FRP
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
supply; provision; raising; procurement
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
notebook computer; laptop
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
input; (data) entry; typing
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
with a click (of a button or switch); one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
study group; study meeting
flight dynamics; aerodynamics; aeromechanics
very interesting; of great interest
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
posture; position; stance