to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
impossible; unlikely; improbable
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to be softened; to calm down
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
offender; criminal; culprit
no!; no no!; no, not at all
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
not necessarily so; is not always true
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
expression; presentation; representation; notation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor