comparatively high; fairly expensive
just a minute; small quantity
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
second; number two; runner-up
in its entirety; whole; wholly
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
society; the world; the times
scene; sight; scenario; setting
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
careful observation; close attention
the world in general; society; convention
social networking service; SNS
convenient; handy; useful
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
being very popular; being in great demand
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate