road construction; roadworks; road repairs
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
sanctuary; Sanctuary (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Akamatsu faction; Akamatsu group
anti-ship; anti-warship; anti-surface
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
increase in speed, acceleration
unlawful dumping (e.g. of garbage)
propelling pencil; mechanical pencil
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
great love; passionate affair
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
extracurricular activities
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
working for a company; being employed by a company
data collection; data acquisition
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
macro; macro (instruction)
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
(Japanese) imperial succession
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
(doing something) in tears
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
to aggravate; to make serious
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
conflict; fighting each other
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)