surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
legally permitted speed; national speed limit
(not) even once; (not) ever
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
drunkenness; intoxication
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
consequence; outcome; result; blame
in the meanwhile; during the time
rear right; back right; right and behind
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Japan's best; number one in Japan
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
everywhere; all over; throughout
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to face on; to look out on to
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light