at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
with a start; with a jump
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
department store; department
influencing (a person) for good
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
seriously delicious; very skillful; proficient
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
sampling food; tasting; trying
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
long ago; a long time ago; already
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
person concerned; interested party; related party