sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
fast approach; quick intimacy
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
infectivity; infectious capacity; transmissibility
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
staying up all night; all-night vigil
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
feeling good; feeling pleasant
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
to push aside; to push one's way through
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)