next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
being all smiles with joy
total eclipse of the Moon
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
since then; from that time; ever since
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
storehouse; warehouse; godown
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
spur of the moment; mere chance
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits