alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
Development Assistance Committee (OECD); DAC
willpower; energy; vitality
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
some people; a few people; several people
escorted person; person being guarded; ballast tamper; tamping machine
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
degree of relative priority
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
righteousness; justice; right
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
area around the Hachikō statue at Shibuya Station in Tokyo (popular meeting point)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
every person; each one; everybody
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
transcendence; excellence; superiority
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering