quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
large number (of); many; majority
someone (something) not to be trifled with
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
late at night; at a late hour
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to keep watch; to stand guard
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
padding (clothing or bedding); insulation; cotton wadding; stuffing (furniture)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
in that way; like that; that way
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
as; because; with; due to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
upper half of the body; upper body
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash