save; checking; curbing; suppressing
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
difficult to eat; unpalatable
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be itching to put one's skills to use
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
station square; station plaza
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to pay attention; to be watchful
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
fourth day of the month; four days
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
(in the middle of) considering; deliberating
preservation; retainment; keeping
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely