program (e.g. TV); programme
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
chief; main; principal; important
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
research and development; R&D
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
body; body blow (in boxing)
to blow off; to be blown off
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to smash down; to beat in
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
100,000; hundred thousand
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert