decisive; resolute; determined; firm
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
father; dad; husband; you; he
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to go out and away; to leave
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
attack; assault; attempt; try
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to be relieved; to feel relieved
family; members of a family
don't you think?; indicates question
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
family vacation; family trip
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons