totally willing; fully motivated
running in; rushing into; last-minute rush
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
(political) power; authority; influence
financial power; financial means; wealth
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
had better ...; had better not ...
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
(Western) clothing store; clothes shop; tailor's shop
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
coach and four; four horse coach
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
main street; avenue; boulevard
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)