to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
curse; spell; malediction
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
movie; film; motion picture
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
just after Obon; the period (immediately) after Obon
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
talk; dialogue; conversation
minimum; at the very least
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
essence; true nature; substance; reality
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled