taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
(essential) utilities; lifeline
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
arrest; apprehension; capture
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
child; childish person; immature person
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
independent action; acting alone
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
tossing and turning while asleep
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to breathe while sleeping
to crouch; to squat; to cower
breathing of a sleeping person
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove