irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
main shrine; inner sanctuary
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
regarding highly; attaching importance to
palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
distant look; faraway look
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
desperately; for one's dear life
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
several years; a few years
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
leadership; initiative; spearhead
garden lantern; hanging lantern
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
funeral; burial; condolence
how; in what way; by what means
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
no!; no no!; no, not at all
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission