several years; a few years
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
performing a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience; impromptu rakugo story based on three subjects
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
same hole (in which to live); gang; group
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
the stage; the theatrical world
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
mail system; postal service; postal system; post
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
secretary (government); director; chief
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
reason; cause; circumstances
filtration; filtering; percolation
outside the city area; suburbs
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
secular life; workaday world
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview