lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to shout (in anger); to yell
in swarms; in great crowds
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
outbreak (of war or disease)
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
triangles (used in mechanical drawing); set square
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
after school (at the end of the day)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
person who is ...; thing that is ...
commanding; awe-inspiring
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to squeeze out; to wring out
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic