all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
freedom; free man; free woman
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
light; right; right field; right fielder
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
group; party; team; squad; section
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
temporary; provisional; interim
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
river; stream; River; the ... river
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
mean bastard; sneak; heel; despicable person
acting ability; talent as a performer
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
viewing as a problem; problematizing
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot