outline; summary; argument
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
various articles; various items; various kinds
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
feather; plume; plumage; down
to subsist; to keep on living
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
ancestor; forefather; foremother
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
origin; beginning; source