pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
trucking; tracking (e.g. in computer graphic)
function; facility; faculty; feature
one by one; in detail; minutely
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to increase (all the more)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
children's park; children's playground
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
main road; main thoroughfare
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to shake; to waver; to tremble
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried