just past noon; afternoon
scene; spectacle; sight; view
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development); teething fever; (lit.) wisdom fever; fever that comes from using one's head too much
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to press a question; to cross-examine
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
pardon me for leaving (first)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
about this time; about now
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
popping bubble wrap (for fun, stress relief, etc.)
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
being too late; losing one's final chance
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
school store; co-op; purchasing department
roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
after a long time; for the first time in a while
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
serves you right!; see what happens!
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected