time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
trivial; not amounting to much
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
diagnosis; medical examination
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
in the hospital; hospitalized
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
at a loss for words; stumped for words
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance