to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
convenient; handy; useful
way; method; means; resource; course
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
library; book collection; paperback book
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
return slot (for coins in a vending machine); drop-off point (for dirty dishes at a restaurant)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
correction; rectification; mending; repair
that kind; competition; match
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
in the morning; during the morning
having no money; lack of money
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
all-night vigil over a body; wake