leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
understood; I see; OK; present; here
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
to waste time; to kill time
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
surely; certainly; without doubt
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening