rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what someone wants
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
departure date; day of departure
detour; circumvention; turning movement
rudder; ladder; ladder (PLC programming paradigm)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to exaggerate; to overstate
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
great wealth; enormous fortune
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
makyō; Chinese magic mirror; bronze mirror that projects a hidden sacred image when reflecting a beam of light
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
quick work; (clever) feat
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
flat and smooth; unchanging; featureless; noppera-bō; humanoid creature with a flat, featureless face
(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
holding two or more positions concurrently
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
illustrated book; picture book
living room (Western style); sitting room
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)