my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
good humour (humor); good mood
grandfather; male senior-citizen
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
it's been a long time; long time no see
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
changing clothes; change of clothes
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)