to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to become calm; to die down
the reverse; other side; lining
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
sympathy; empathy; response
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
family vacation; family trip
time; hour; season; time of the year
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
stale; hackneyed; cliched
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs, pluggers; jandals
to iron; to do the ironing
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
stepwise; one step at a time
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)