Bon and year-end festivals
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to worry about; to be vexed
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
box maker; man who carries a geisha's shamisen
bringing; taking; carrying
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
angrily; in a huff; in anger; high on marijuana
real situations; personal consideration; private circumstances; favoritism; favouritism
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
overlooking; turning a blind eye
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
advantages and disadvantages; pros and cons
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
most of all; extremely; supremely
have to do; must; should; ought to
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
comfort; consolation; diversion
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
diversion; change of pace