with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
process; course; mechanism
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
favorite; favourite; habitually used
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to cut; to slit; to cut open
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
old body; aged person; elderly person
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
small plates for individual helpings of food
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
careless person; thoughtless person
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
briskly; quickly; promptly
a little bit; a little while
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
good-looking; fair; beautiful