coffee time; tea time; coffee break
product past its prime; TV show, video game, etc. that has jumped the shark
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
breast; breaststroke; brainstorming
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
even for an instant; even as a joke
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
the staff; inside the department
on one hand; on the other hand
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
carelessly; inattentively
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
more than usual; especially; particularly
to be enchanted; to be charmed
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together