just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
way; method; means; resource; course
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
such; like that; that sort of; very
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
decluttering; clearing out past accumulation; minimalism
sleeping pill; sleep medication
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when