to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
standing on bicycle pedals (out of the saddle); standing on a swing
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter; moped
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to get a (driver's) license
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
license; permit; licence; certificate
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
master; teacher; stable master
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
first thing in the morning
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
much less; to say nothing of
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
student (esp. a university student)
setting a bad example to others
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
because of; owing to; due to
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case