sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
Miyazaki prefecture (Kyushu)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
time; season; period; phase; stage
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
bedside; near one's pillow
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another