a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
assault; violence; damaging (someone)
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
to cut (food) into chunks; to chop into lumps
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
to succeed; to bear fruit
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
insight; power of observation
accountability; being held accountable
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
sound leaking (out of headphones, etc.); sound leakage
combined unit; two-in-one unit; many-in-one unit; integrated model
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to turn against; to become an enemy
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review