powder room; changing room
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
major incident; major happening; big scandal
departure; leaving; setting off
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to change (one's clothes)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
Land Cruiser (abbr) (Toyota); Runkle
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
home; household; family; hearth
family vacation; family trip
junior high school student; middle school pupil
just past noon; afternoon
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
truancy; absence without leave
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
school of one's (first, second) choice
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap