(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
leaving work (office, school) early
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
determined; steadfast; unswerving; unshakable
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
the West; the Occident; Western countries
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to open (up) a Pandora's box
to jest; to clown (around)
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
sad; wretched; deplorable
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
hot spring (or bath) which is good for the skin
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
frequency; rate of occurrence
what kind of business; what sort of matter
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to defy conventional wisdom