to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
dawn; daybreak; beginning
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
must arrive; must be received
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
eighth day of the month; eight days
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
father; dad; husband; you; he
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up