last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
room allocation; assignment of rooms
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
remaining; left-over; excess
club activities; extracurricular activities
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
self-interest; selfish desire
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
joke; playfulness; kidding around
old friend; old acquaintance
being in love with each other
quickly; calmly; intently
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
attendance; presence; appearance
to stimulate interest in; to raise awareness of
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
essence; true nature; substance; reality