relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
(temporary) closure of school
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
quarrel; dispute; argument
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to force open; to push open
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to surround; to crowd around
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
the other day; lately; recently
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
(some) more; even more; longer; further
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
-less; lacking; non-existing
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once