to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
propulsive power; driving force
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
electricity; (electric) light
to sit down; to take a seat
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
absence; disregard; indifference
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to change (one's clothes)
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
immediately; right away; on the spot