O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pulverized; pulverised; powder(ed)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
large quantity; large amount
worthy of special mention
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
four-character compound word (usu. idiomatic)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
great talents mature late
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
study; learning; tutorial
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
mutual attraction; being in love
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly