with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
maternity nerves; maternity neurosis
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to speak; to hear a voice
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
recovery; undoing; recall
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to cross the line; to go too far
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to squeeze out; to wring out
talk; dialogue; conversation
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
municipal office; council; city hall
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
no!; no no!; no, not at all
author; writer; novelist; artist
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)