one's (living) environment
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
learned fool; person who is book smart but lacking in common sense
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
running through; traversal
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
drive-in (bank, cinema, etc.); roadside restaurant; rest stop
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous
tank (military vehicle); chariot
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
handbrake; parking brake; emergency brake
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
blank period; window period; interregnum
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
large truck; semi-trailer
otherwise; or else; if not
motion sickness; travel sickness
anti-travel sickness (medicine)
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
major subject; special study
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun