abrupt; sudden; unexpected
vocal sound; tone of voice
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
grasp; catch; understanding
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
gradually; slowly but steadily
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
almost; roughly; approximately
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
speech and conduct; words and deeds
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss