safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
miser; niggard; cheapskate
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
on the occasion of; at the time of
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
otherwise; or else; if not
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
natural voice (without a microphone)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
memories; recollections; reminiscence
karoshi; death from overwork
selling like hotcakes; explosive sales
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
everything; anything; nothing
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
postponement; deferment; adjournment
summer vacation; summer holiday
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence