energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
being filled with; being full of; permeation
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
chlorine disinfection; chlorination
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
even if not; even without
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
namely; that is (to say); in other words
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
wherein; therein; thereinto
free ticket; free admission ticket
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends