startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
boring; dull; uninteresting
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
favorable review; favourable review
practical guide; manual; how-to book
indeed; really; truly; very much
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
one (thing); one piece; one item
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
sanctuary; Sanctuary (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Akamatsu faction; Akamatsu group
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
to think of; to come up with
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to solicit; to demand; to extort
different (from); not the same (as)
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
topic of discussion; agenda
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration