passion; enthusiasm; zeal
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to forget completely; to leave behind
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
according to plan; as planned; on target
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
commerce; trade; business
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to begin talking; to open up
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
every year; yearly; annually
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...