to fall completely silent; to become still as death
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
going to the bathroom in a group; going off to urinate together
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
travelling expenses; traveling expenses
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables; metacarpus
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)