to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
transmitter; homing device
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
close-up; bringing attention to; bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
one revolution; one rotation
Shuto Expressway (network of toll expressways in the Kanto region)
Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway; Shuto Expressway
interchange; international; international school; inter-
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
junction; system interchange (between highways)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
having no license; being unlicensed
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence