encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
within; inside of; less than
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
danger; peril; hazard; risk
considerably; fairly; quite
together; at the same time; same; identical
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
unexpected meeting; coincidence
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to speak; to hear a voice
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance