suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to be exhausted; to be tired out
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to be exhausted; to be tired out
(another's) daughter; young lady
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
man; male; masculine gender
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to be too late; to be too slow
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
from the viewpoint of; according to
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
script; screenplay; scenario
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
counter for books; volume
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy