Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
several hundred; hundreds (of)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
recovery; undoing; recall
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
in the meantime; meanwhile
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to change (one's clothes)
to be led by; to be headed by
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
already; now; no longer; not any more
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
scattering (in all directions)
changing clothes; change of clothes
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
with a squirt; spurt; with a whoosh; zipping; with a sudden whistle (e.g. gust of wind)
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset