late at night; small hours of the morning
training wheels; stabilizers
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
contrived; false-sounding
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
(right at the) side; just beside
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to trace back to (the origins of something)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
mantle; mantle (e.g. gas)
another; different; something else
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
deputy head teacher; vice principal
student guidance; student counseling