authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
please (give me); please (do for me)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to happen to pass by; to pass by
geisha; (arch.) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch.) person accomplished in the arts
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
practice; practising; training; study
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness