short short (story); flash fiction
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
fruit knife; paring knife
time series; chronological order; chronology
personification; impersonation; embodiment
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
flat chest; small breasts
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
professor; teaching; instruction
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
passage; path; route; one's way
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
appearance; figure; shape; form
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
growth stock; person with future promise
to visit; to call on; (arch.) to make a noise
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control