independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
summer vacation; summer holiday
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation; ARMM
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
difference; variation; difference
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy