a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
homecoming; returning home
summer vacation; summer holiday
summer vacation; summer holidays
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
something; some kind of; for some reason
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
final; eventual; ultimate
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
at once; immediately; right now
urge; demand; importunity
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
forcibly; against one's will