to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
foreign; abroad; overseas
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to make a firm resolution
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to blow through; to blow across
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
joint; seam; joining point
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
setting off (on a trip); departure
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to become red; to redden; to blush
note (letter) left behind; will
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm