to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
toilet paper; lavatory paper
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
plateau; tableland; eminence
prospecting; trial digging
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
terraced fields; terraced farm
transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
24 hours; twenty-four hours
additional order; adding to an existing order
monetary; financial; pecuniary
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
whispering; murmuring; subdued
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
attraction; lure; invitation
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)