to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
powerful person; influential person
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
official announcement; proclamation
way of speaking; intimation
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
the lower classes; the common people
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
this and that; various things
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
to arrive home; to return
front entrance; front door
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
printed characters (as opposed to Braille)
billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw