middle of the night; dead of night
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
at least; at most; (even) just
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
to collect; to assemble; to gather
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons