man of the hour; woman of the hour
to claim victims; to leave casualties
for today; for the time being
sofa bed; sofa-bed; sofabed
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
contemplation; meditation
countermeasure; counter-measure
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to be hot on a person's heels
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
within the year; before the year is out