just past noon; afternoon
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to be worried; to be troubled
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
all you want; as much as one wants
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
between the pages of a book; between two books
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to pierce through; to break through
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
middle of the night; dead of night
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
one's last hope; one's only hope; the last hope
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to slide into; to slip into
close to the wall; alongside the wall
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match