to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
sign; mark; marker; marker
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
lane change; changing lanes
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
electronic toll collection system; ETC
tollgate; tollbooth; tollhouse
gravitational acceleration; acceleration of gravity
pressure; oppression; suppression
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
self-analysis; autoanalysis
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to compete with; to vie for
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw