last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
bygones; the past; past event
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
note (letter) left behind; will
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
again (and again); once again; yet again
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to lose heart; to lose motivation
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
sweet voice; seductive voice
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to hide; to conceal oneself
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
although; but; even though; I wish that
state of mind; (one's) mental state
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to stiffen; to become stiff
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)