evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
contraceptive device; birth-control device
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
street at night; making a night journey
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
bursting at the seams; bulging
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
whispered conversation; whispering
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
threat; intimidation; menace
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
absence; disregard; indifference
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
very much; exceedingly; extremely
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine