frame; framework; outline
hills and fields; countryside
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
division into equal parts; equal parts
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
whenever you want; any time you like
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
near; close; beside; third person
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
dullard; indecisive person
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder