gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
default legal speed limit (in Japan, 60 km/h for cars on ordinary roads, 100 km/h on highways); national speed limit
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
law observance; obeying the law
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
personification; anthropomorphization
another species; other species
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
establishment; settlement
looks; features; (personal) appearance
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
self-absorbed; self-contained
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
genuine article; real thing; real deal
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)