curtain; hanging; bunting
quiet; still; surreptitious
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
another thing; exception; special case
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
shadow figure; silhouette
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
in that manner; like that
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
to play a central role; to take a leading part
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
decaffeinated; caffeine-free; uncaffeinated; non-caffeinated
individual packaging; individual wrapping