a few seconds; several seconds
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
sherbet (frozen dessert); sorbet
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
frozen dessert (e.g. ice cream, sorbet, ice pop)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to scrape off; to shave off
round; circular; spherical
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
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)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
candy; sweet; confectionary
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity