contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
sanitary-protection products (e.g. sanitary napkins, tampons); sanpro
back seat (of a car); rear seat
handbrake; parking brake; emergency brake
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to be helpful; to be useful
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
to sell off; to sell completely
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to sell off; to sell completely
share (in a company); stock
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
very important person; VIP
to be frank; to drop all pretense
uninhabited island; desert island
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering