dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
touring (by car, bike, etc.)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to rush over; to run up to
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to be helpful; to be useful
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off