draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to blow through; to blow across
true to one's name; living up to one's name
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
processed goods; finished goods
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
originally; by nature; from the start
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
(electric) torch; flashlight
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be prolonged; to drag on
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)