with the election around the corner
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to be drawn to; to feel the call of ...; to have one's heart-strings pulled
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to jump at; to be attracted by
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
freely; readily; cheerfully; without any sense of hesitation; without reserve; without treating it as a big deal
ripple effect; spillover effect; propagation effect
cartographic information; information from a map
hitting all the targets (archery)
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way
anniversary of the founding of the school
trivial; not amounting to much
lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
deodorization; deodorisation
to stagger; to stumble; to totter
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
health problem; health issue
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)