suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
clean water; purified water
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to speak; to hear a voice
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
recuperation; medical treatment
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
kimono fabrics shop; draper's shop
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
finding employment; getting a job