Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns
to show signs of; to appear
preliminary consultation; arrangements
weakening; emaciation; decline
to be conspicuous; to stand out
autumn breeze; fall breeze
15th day of the month; 15 days
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of Obon)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
bribe; money under the table
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to grant; to allow; to forgive
overhear; happened to hear that
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
4th day of the month; four days
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
6th day of the month; six days
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
mischief-maker; trickster; lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
piece of evidence; evidence
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to play a leading role; to play a central part
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
accomplice; co-conspirator
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that