zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to overdo; to do too much
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
application; request; petition
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
next year; next fiscal year
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to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to lay aside; to set aside
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
rather; better; instead; if anything
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
anything and everything; just about everything
to become better; to improve
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to be needed; to be wanted
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of