noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
present; gift; to give a present or gift
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
bedside; near one's pillow
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to apologize; to apologise
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
most part; greater part; majority
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
middle of the night; dead of night
meanwhile; in the meantime
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate