to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to find out; to discover; to locate
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
contract; compact; agreement
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
snow accumulation; depth of snow cover; amount of snowfall
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
self-control; self-restraint
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday