present; gift; to give a present or gift
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to go out and away; to leave
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
retreating figure; appearance from behind
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to call each other; to call out to one another
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
popular name; common name; given name
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
a pair (of shoes or socks)
two legs; two feet; two pairs