acceleration; speeding up
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to run through; to run past
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
interchange; service interchange
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
independent action; acting alone
decision; settlement; definition
massing (of troops); gathering
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
somehow; for some reason or other
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical