aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
calamity; misfortune; disaster
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
somehow; for some reason or other
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
repeater; repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to lose (a chance); to miss; to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to be hot on a person's heels
tiger pattern; striped (like a tiger)
exit; way out; outlet; vent
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume
presenting one's positive qualities (esp. to a company as a part of its hiring process); selling one's strengths
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
ray gun (in science fiction)
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)