clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to raise one's voice; to shout
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful; small ornamental spoon
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to pause; to have a short intermission
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
world; society; people; the public
delusion; trick of the imagination
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
Oriental blood fluke (Schistosoma japonicum)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
top of the head; crown of the head
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
very great; enormous; serious
to roll about; to writhe about
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
Nola (Italy); Nora; Norah
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
progress; advance; improvement; development
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call