circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
control; management (e.g. of a business)
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
caller; visitor; company; guest
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
to some extent; to a certain extent
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady
gracefully; affectedly; mincingly
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to spring at; to leap upon
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil