to have a reason; to have an excuse
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
in unison; as one; united
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
being startled; getting a shock
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
coffee jelly; coffee jello; gelled sweetened coffee dessert
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
firm promise; definite promise
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
forcibly; against one's will
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness