sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
with a start; with a jump
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
cake served with tea; teacake
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to make an appearance; to show up
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
welcome; (warm) reception
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
the front; honest; upright; decent
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
national; founded and run by the central government
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)