high voltage; high tension
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
second (unit of time); arc second
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
sports-minded; sports-oriented
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
(some) more; even more; longer; further
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
intimidation; threat; bluster
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
nonchalant air; unruffled air