devoted; self-sacrificing
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
son of a bitch; piece of shit
commuting to school; school commute
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
trouble; quarrel; dispute
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
marathon; long-distance race
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
to take a breath; to take a short rest
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation