sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
way of talking; speaking style
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to blow strongly and continuously; to brag endlessly; to boast ceaselessly
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in that way; like that; that way
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
preparation; arrangements
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
half the body; half length
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue