to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
agricultural machinery; farm machinery
munitions industry; war industry
increase in activity; activation
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
AARnet; Australian Academic and Research Network; Arnette (Japanese real-estate company)
blow-drying; blow; punch; brow; blow; playing an instrument (esp. in jazz)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
tedious; boring; being fed up with
made in Japan; Japanese-made
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
outsider; layman; amateur
to turn towards; to point
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
beginning (of a century, etc.)
admiration; praise; prizing; appreciation