reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
roller coaster; coaster (small mat for drinks); coaster brake
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
act of mercy; helping another person
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
over-the-knee socks; overknee socks
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
opposite side; other side; other party
to call out; to ask someone to come
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
just after O-Bon; the period (immediately) after O-Bon
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
article; thing; object; property; real estate
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
destruction; collapse; crumbling
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to be sooty; to be stained
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
successively; one after another
perfect; just right; ideal
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to be greenish; to be tinged green