turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
January; first month of the lunar calendar
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
person's own words; personal story; direct quote
and; thereupon; because of that
to make oneself available (free)
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
intention; idea; inclination; wish
(game) development deadline
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
best regards; please take care of; please do
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
weave; weaving; woven item
look here; I'll tell you what
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
old clothes; secondhand clothing
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry