essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to recall; to remember; to recollect
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
preparation; arrangements
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation