otherwise; or else; if not
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to go out and away; to leave
boarder; boarding student
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to face on; to look out on to
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
birdhouse; nest box; bird box; beehive
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
all you want; as much as one wants
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket