coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to look away; to turn away
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
hegemony; leadership; initiative
tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar; snippet
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
abuse; misuse; perversion
motorcycle police; white-colored police motorcycle
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
notebook; memorandum; commonplace book
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
stopgap measure; temporary expedient
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
receiving an electric shock
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
place; situation; position; location