Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals
to watch intently; to stare
real hair; one's own hair
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
transparency; degree of clearness
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
Elliot (South Africa); Eliot; Eliott; Elyot
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
over-fond parent; doting parent
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
second team; reserve team; farm team; second-string players
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
the blue sea; blue waters
joint together; opposite; facing
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
answering machine; answerphone
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
homosexuality; interest in the same sex
to ask for directions; to ask the way