staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
why; how; for what reason
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
government; administration; ministry
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
proving ground; test site
middle of the night; dead of night
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
legend; folklore; tradition
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
"goggle-eyed" clay figure; variety of humanoid figurine from the late Jōmon period
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
Aomori Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
going around; patrol; round; tour
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown