bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
Niigata (city, prefecture)
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to continue to do; to persist in doing
a long time ago; long ago
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
wish; desire; request; prayer
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
I've got to be going; I must go
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
occurrence; happening; incident; event
unproductive; counterproductive
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; person who behaves like a spoiled child
sincere; earnest; serious
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
boisterously; roughly; briskly