to recover consciousness; to come to
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
afternoon session; afternoon trading
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to be hot on a person's heels
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to get one's head around; to think about
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
name; given name; first name
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
school building; schoolhouse
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
veneer board; plywood; joint publication
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
for work; for manufacturing
precision equipment; delicate equipment
potato chips; potato crisps
bowl of rice topped with a chop-suey-like mixture
bento; Japanese box lunch
questions and answers; dialogue
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; close; conclusion; termination