cluster of trees; grove; thicket
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
on the occasion of; at the time of
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
originally; by nature; from the start
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to have a meal; to take a meal
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
jumping to a hasty conclusion
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
close; intimate; on good terms
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
parting; separation; farewell