occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be smeared; to be covered
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
pure literature; belles-lettres
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to be too late; to be too slow
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to be softened; to calm down
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to waste time; to kill time
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
experience; history; record; career
strong; powerful; strong (taste; e.g. of coffee)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
my personal (e.g. opinion)