between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
about when; about what time; how soon
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
defeating in an instant; instant kill
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
in perfect form; going swimmingly
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to ascend; to go up; to climb
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time