drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
that day; the very same day
man; male; masculine gender
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to be found; to be discovered
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
question; inquiry; enquiry
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
schoolgirl; female student
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
incineration; destroy by fire
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to repeat; to do something over again
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor