serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment
to become possible; to become able to (do)
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
death and injury; being killed or injured
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
record; record-setting; record-breaking
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
shoulder (of a road); berm
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
default legal speed limit (in Japan, 60 km/h for cars on ordinary roads, 100 km/h on highways); national speed limit
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
squeal (of tires or train wheels)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch
long ago; a long time ago; already
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic