period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
without cause; without reason
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
periodic; regular; routine
creation; formation; foundation; establishment
second marriage; remarriage
(moral) conduct; behaviour; behavior; deportment
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to erase all trace of something
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
large truck; semi-trailer
falling asleep at the wheel
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
recklessly driven car; runaway vehicle
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing