atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
city police; municipal police
to get into trouble; to have troubles; to cause trouble; to break down
roadway; road; carriageway
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
permission; approval; authorization; license
default legal speed limit (in Japan, 60 km/h for cars on ordinary roads, 100 km/h on highways); national speed limit
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
(car) turn signal; blinker; indicator
turning to the right; right turn
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
fast-talking; rapid talking
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (of a golf club); mine shaft; pit
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
lower portion; base surface; soffit
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill