unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
foreign; abroad; overseas
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to be opposite; to face each other
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity