finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
high rating; good reputation
finish; end; completion; result
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
man of the hour; woman of the hour
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
each time it happens; at all such times
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
several minutes; a few minutes
comparatively high; fairly expensive
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
just the other day; quite recently
to begin talking; to open up
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
preface; introduction; preamble
way of talking; speaking style
to stop walking; to pause
too much; excessively; too
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability