middle of the night; dead of night
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
shopping; purchased goods
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
quickly; calmly; intently
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
new discovery; new invention
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
healthy; sound; wholesome
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
being apt to make a show of one's faults; penchant for boasting of one's faults; pretending to be worse than one really is
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
literally; to the letter; literal
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
your highness; your grace; your eminence
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
support; backing; aid; assistance
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty