futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
toy poodle (variety of poodle)
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to be photographed; to be projected
packing; non-metallic seal; washer; gasket
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to accept; to receive; to agree
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
fire; trace of fire; heat of fire; force of a fire
application; request; petition
to make something be done in time
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
ancestor; forefather; foremother
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to have meaning; to be meaningful
origin; beginning; source; rise