proposal; offer; request; application
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
time; hour; period; class
together; at the same time; same; identical
evening meal; supper; dinner
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
thereupon; shortly thereafter
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be found; to be discovered
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
at first; in the beginning; originally
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that