coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
license; licence; permission; driver's license
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
insurance; guarantee; warranty
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
since then; from that time; ever since
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
left hand drive (of cars, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
turning to the left; left turn