Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
(not) even once; (not) ever
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
single flower; one wheel; full moon
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
one's share; one's portion
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
prejudice; bias; distorted view
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
match; game; bout; contest
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
Darjeeling (tea); Darjeeling (India); Darjiling
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
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
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time