(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to have an idea; to have a clue
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
term of validity; period for which something is valid (e.g. ticket)
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
as if nothing had happened
declaration of war; proclamation of war
and yet; though; when; in spite of
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
design specification document; design specifications
they; those guys; those fellows
mountain road; mountain trail
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)