automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(terrorist) suicide bombing
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
to push aside; to push one's way through
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
second generation; second; junior
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
extreme happiness; euphoria; (being in) seventh heaven
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket