to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
stepping back; drawing back
neighbourhood; neighborhood
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
comma; decimal point; radix point
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
father; dad; husband; you; he
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
place where one works; construction site; working area
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends