suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
ice cream; flavoured ice; sherbet
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
movie theater; movie theatre; cinema
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
how many times; how often
practice; practising; training; study
honorific/polite/humble prefix
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
but; however; provided that
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
considerably; fairly; quite
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
absence; disregard; indifference
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
nice; likeable; desirable
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
mistress; kept woman; concubine