time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to raise one's voice; to shout
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
small fraction; small proportion
to put into the mouth; to eat
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
bell pepper; sweet pepper
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
exemption; exoneration; discharge
person being waited for; person who waits
after a long time; for the first time in a while
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
the very best; excellent; superb
emotional strength; force of will
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to flare up; to burst into flames
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
order; command; directions; instructions
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony