to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to dye; to colour; to color
evening meal; dinner; supper
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
clicking; clopping; clacking
shuttle transportation; shuttling back and forth
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
since when; from when; how long
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
both (people); the two of them
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
evening meal; dinner; supper
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
noisy; confused; uproarious
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
night attack; nocturnal assault
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation