beforehand; in advance; previously
difficult to ...; hard to ...
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
last night; yesterday evening
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
obviously known; open secret; clear for all to see; being found out
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
interruption; suspension; break
to have a rumor circulating
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness