just past noon; afternoon
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
pupil; student; schoolchild
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
midsummer; height of summer
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
hostility; animosity; enmity
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
genuine article; real thing; real deal
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
by itself; automatically; naturally
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
written seal; stylized signature
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by