leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to bring back; to restore
to half-rise to one's feet
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
standing; reserve; always having ready
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
the god of foodstuffs (esp. of rice)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
family; members of a family
first meeting; first interview with
almost; roughly; approximately
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to subsist; to keep on living
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
aisle (in wedding ceremony)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout