to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
breaking off; snapping off
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
everything; anything; nothing
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
one of these days; someday; one day
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
sharply; harshly; stingingly
tone (of voice); manner of talking
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to stop raining or snowing
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice