flour; meal; powder; heroin
the last moment; the very end
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
insight; power of observation
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
becoming active; increase in activity
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to keep away; to keep at a distance