sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to indicate; to show; to point to
plural; multiple; several
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
innumerable; countless; numberless
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
sympathy; empathy; response
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean