return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
annual function; annual event
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
double suicide; lovers' suicide
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
distrust of (other) human beings
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
don't you think?; indicates question
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
the touch of; feel of; texture
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt