out of season; unseasonal
meteor swarm; meteor shower
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
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
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
eardrum; tympanic membrane
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
middle of the night; dead of night
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness