bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
forcibly; against one's will
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
grayish white; greyish white
(navigable) canal; waterway
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull
family a woman has married into
platform; home; home base; home plate
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
will not do; do not; does not
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
multi-storey car park; parking structure; parking deck; parking garage; parkade
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car