just past noon; afternoon
to crumble away; to collapse
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
follower; attendant; valet; servant
messenger; envoy; emissary
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
timewise; temporal; chronal
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
almost (did); nearly (did)
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to look away; to turn away
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
difference; variation; difference
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious