time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
inside an office, laboratory, power plant, etc.
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
your company; your shrine
several hundred; hundreds (of)
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
information leak; data breach
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to leave (a scene); to step away
softly; mildly; gently; politely
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
telephone call; telephone (device)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
answering machine; answerphone
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
massing (of troops); gathering