being very busy; busyness
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to happen to hear; to overhear
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
before the gate; in front of the gate
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
nature of one's business; business instinct
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
society; the world; the times
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
offender; criminal; culprit
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
immediately; at once; instantly
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made