last week; the week before
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
incident; affair; happening; event
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
of course; certainly; naturally
ten; 10; ten years of age
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
match; game; bout; contest
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
the matter you have been talking about
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
meaning; significance; sense
to smirk; to grin broadly