in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
apologies for the crude food
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
Für Elise (composition by Ludwig van Beethoven)
magazine; journal; periodical
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
scene; sight; scenario; setting
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
unprecedented; never seen before
tree frog (esp. the Japanese tree frog, Hyla japonica)
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese Babylon shell)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
being settled; coming to a conclusion
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
simply put; putting it simply; in short