being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
labor pains; birth pangs; throes of creation; toil of producing something new
it's been a long time; long time no see
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
Lydia (Iron Age kingdom of Asia Minor)
about when; about what time; how soon
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 spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors; collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
some time ago; the other day
punishment (of an enemy); chastisement
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning; buffer
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
to form a pair; to pair up
countermeasure; counter-measure
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
being adopted into the family of one's bride
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
summoning a spirit and giving them voice (esp. when done by a female shaman); channeling; female medium; female channeler
because; as; since; so; due to
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out