apparent; obvious; very clear
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to keep a record; to keep a tally
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
notes; remarks (reference) column
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
overlooking; letting a good ball go by
from the beginning; from scratch
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
natto (fermented soybeans)
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
planning; project; plan; design
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
incident; affair; happening; event
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
name plate; name tag; label