runner-up; second (in a race)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
another; different; something else
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
form; method; system; formula
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
door; gate; opening; title page
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
preliminary test or trial; tryout
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying