Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
moment to quit; way to quit
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
opening of a park (theme park, botanical garden etc.)
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
cannot be compared with; no match for
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
Far East Network; network of American military radio and television stations in East Asia
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
ventilation fan; extractor fan