high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
way; method; means; resource; course
how long; how far; how much
third day of the month; three days
to grumble; to make difficulties
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
counter for books; volume
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball