virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
digital versatile disc; DVD
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
after school (at the end of the day)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
close; intimate; on good terms
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to gather; to collect; to assemble
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
intelligence or information network
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
IT revolution; information revolution
serious; not joking; straight
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
feeling; sense; impression
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
name; given name; first name
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
how; in what way; how about
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)