100,000,000; one hundred million
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
one thin flat object; one sheet
talk; recital; narration; topic
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to recall; to remember; to recollect
thought; consideration; thinking
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
shopping; purchased goods
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
disorder; chaos; confusion
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to assemble; to set up; to construct
spread; span; expanse; extent
small; fine; detailed; stingy
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
difficult problem; challenge
women's liberation movement
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares