periodic; regular; routine
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
one by one; one each; one at a time
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
guard; sentinel; garrison
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
question and answer session
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
10th day of the month; ten days
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
endless; boundless; everlasting
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
sign; mark; marker; marker
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
impassioned speech; fervent speech
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
source of worry; source of distress
living thing; living creature; animal; life