noon; midday; daytime; lunch
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
at least; at most; (even) just
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
primitive; crude; archaic
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
official duties; office; function
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
establishment; settlement
is something that; is that which
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency