wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
upper half of the body; upper body
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
sampling food; tasting; trying
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
forcibly; against one's will
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)