detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
periodic; regular; routine
minuteness; one millionth
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
in case of; at that time; at this time
public telephone; pay phone
top (of a flight of stairs); exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
to get between; to be caught in
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
small; fine; detailed; stingy
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
fading; faded colour; faded color
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
but; however; provided that
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
closing time (library, museum, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
store interior; inside of a shop
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
telephone table; telephone stand
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
commuter; season-ticket passenger
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker