obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
joining the dark side; joining the forces of evil
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to be relieved; to feel relieved
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
medicine for reducing fever; antifebrile; antipyretic; febrifuge
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
steamed towel; steaming hot towel
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven