(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
kindness; intimacy; friendship
the deceased; the departed
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
your husband; her husband
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
opening a business; opening a practice
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
Amamiooshima (island approximately 215 kilometers NE of Okinawa)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
second day of the month; two days
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
maid; helper; help; assistance
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month