to begin talking; to open up
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
periodic; regular; routine
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
early marriage; marrying young
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved