(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
opening fully; full throttle; full power
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
seat belt; seatbelt; safety belt
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
eco-driving; ecological driving; eco-friendly driving
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
middle of the night; dead of night
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
in search of; in order to look for
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
great laughter; burst of laughter
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
for the present; for the time being
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
this and that; one thing or another
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open