liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
button (clothing); push-button
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
first thing in the morning
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to stop walking; to pause
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
odds and ends; all; every
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face