to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to have meaning; to be meaningful
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to run around; to bustle about
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes
as you see; as you can see
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
seat belt; seatbelt; safety belt
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
training institute; school; driving school
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander