invitation; introduction; temptation
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to shave off; to scrape off
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
one end; an end; part; fragment
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
prudence; discretion; thought
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation