byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
automatic operation (machine); automatic driving (vehicle)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
button (clothing); push-button; button
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to slide into; to slip into
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to move forward; to move on
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
Shuto Expressway (network of toll expressways in the Kanto region)
panorama; panoramic painting
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
pied (bottom part of a macaron)
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
other than; excluding; without
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty