what do you want?; can I help you?
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to give directions; to issue instructions
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to make sure of the truth
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to glare at each other; to confront each other
though; notwithstanding; although
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
schoolgirl; female student