the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
and; thereupon; because of that
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
cooperation; collaboration
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
telephone call; telephone (device)
to have the privilege of doing
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
unexpectedly; surprisingly
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to overdo; to do too much
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
regret; repentance; remorse
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress