pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
wandering; rambling; roaming
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore
paying attention to; taking note of; observing; catching one's eye
senility; dotage; decrepitude
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
January; first month of the lunar calendar
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
right in the middle (of); midst; height
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
drifting; drift; being adrift
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to have an eye on; to zero in on
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
pilled (esp. of a fabric); napped; linty; fluffy; fuzz; flaky
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
otherwise; or else; if not
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
one grain; one drop; one bead
the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead; Hades