(Japanese-style) living room
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
older employee who does not have much actual work
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
classical form of martial art
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to try everything; to leave no stone unturned
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
sunlight; rays of the Sun
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
place where one works; construction site; working area
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
nothing but; except; no more than
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title