middle of the night; dead of night
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
as a child; when one was a child
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
marginal village; depopulated village where most inhabitants are senior citizens
proposal; proposition; suggestion
confused; flustered; at a loss
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
way of solving (a problem); solution
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
what's what; heads or tails
compound; composite; doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.); place bet (in horse racing, etc.); show bet
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
terminal; pin (on a semiconductor or microcontroller); port (e.g. LAN port)
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
older sister; elder sister
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
village headman; village mayor
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
migration; move; emigration; immigration
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread