to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
spread; span; expanse; extent
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
bridal costume; wedding dress
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
memories; recollections; reminiscence
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
all; entire; whole; altogether
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that; the matter in question
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
these guys; these fellows