Vocabulary

one-act play

the first sleep (of silkworms)

nap; short sleep

(a) dream; (a) fleeting thing

one person

one-sided view

(a) passing acquaintance

one-tenth of a rin

(a) single crop

round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw

love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting

running at full speed; going as fast as one can go

obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see

answering question by question

riches to rags; person turned into a beggar overnight

built in a night; stopgap; hastily written

last-minute cramming; overnight cramming

role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)

one evening; some evenings

(a) short story; short-story writer

one advantage

advantages and disadvantages; gain some, lose some

2.44 miles

reduction in area of rice under cultivation

one grain; one drop; one bead

one particle irreducible

(one's precious) only child

at one's discretion

(a) day or two

(a) year or two

unicycle; monocycle

first-base line

same kind; accomplices; companions

sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat

pawnshop

gambling on whether the throw of a die will produce a "one" or a "six"; gambling with dice

(a) moment; an instant

(a) branch (of flowers); (a) cluster; (a) mass (of clouds)

(a) bit; (a) trifle

one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc.