(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
as a child; when one was a child
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
sorry to bother you, but ...
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
understood; I see; OK; present; here
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
transcontinental railroad
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
life; living; I; me; student
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view