before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to raise one's voice; to shout
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
at work; in the midst of work; working
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
human relations; personal relationships
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
bathtub or onsen made of (or surrounded by) rocks
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up