bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
hiring locally; locally-hire; local employee; employment of local staff
membranous; membraneous; filmy
to deal with (handle) a matter
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to flourish briefly (esp. before retiring or stopping); to have a day in the limelight; to have a stint of success
modern architecture; modernist architecture
condemn the offense, but not the offender
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
open criminal investigation
right place; right position; right post
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
Mackenzie (Canada); McKenzie
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
band; zone; range; bandwidth
counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique
monitoring equipment; observational instrument
machine; mechanism; gadget
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization; balance
shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
calculated; premeditated; considered
distance across; diameter
atonement; redemption; compensation