right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
plump; with a thud; heavily
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
dated; date; fixed; external
to look around; to survey
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
interference; meddling; butting in
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface