high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
news; word; tidings; omen
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
outward appearance; apparent
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
this and that; such and such
squall; skoal; skol; cheers
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
public holiday; celebration (of)
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be crowded; to be filled
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured