national holiday; festival day
very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to close (one's eyes); to shut
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
now that; since; so long as; because
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
heart pounding; chest tightening
decluttering; clearing out past accumulation; minimalism
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to become frayed; to become loose
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go