lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
that's the way it is; such is life
long ago; a long time ago; already
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
yearned for; longed for; missed
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
the other day; lately; recently
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
relaxation; recreation; recess
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
practice; practising; training; study
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
another's parent; another's parents
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign