hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
summer vacation; summer holiday
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
look!; there!; here!; that is
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
in the mountains; among the mountains
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
action; operation; effect; function
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to take command; to give direction
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects