between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
arranging; ordering; sequence (e.g. DNA sequence); arrangement; array
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to unfold; to unroll; to open
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender