sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
popular song program on radio or television
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
early on; earlier on; from early
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; downhill (skiing race)
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
even if not; even without
prickling; stinging; tingling
to split; to be split; to splinter
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
bedside; near one's pillow
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
trivial; not amounting to much
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then