good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
overpayment; paying too much
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
stealthily; secretly; in secret
training; drill; practice; discipline
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
every single word and phrase; word by word
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
tedious; boring; being fed up with
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
supply; supplying; replenishment
self control; self restraint
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight