haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to turn towards; to point
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
at once; immediately; right now
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
trouble; bother; annoyance
private tutor; coach; governess
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
writing; composition; essay; sentence
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
straight-laced person; stubborn person
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious