high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
carbonization; carbonisation
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to run about trying to escape
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
to make one's own; to take possession of
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
selection; choice; option
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
true (inner) skin; corium; derma; cutis
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation