suddenly; all at once; rapidly
tendency; trend; inclination
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
mass communication; mass media
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
homecoming; returning home
incineration; destroy by fire
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
father; dad; husband; you; he
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
Japanese-style confectionary store
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
exhibition; display; putting on show
account book; register; ledger
dated; date; fixed; external
control; management (e.g. of a business)
artisan's temperament; character of a complete artisan
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
but; however; provided that