to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to push aside; to brush aside
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
right in the midst of; right at the height of
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
guardian; protector; patron; parent
behind others; losing out to others
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
knowing; (an) acquaintance
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake