to wander; to roam from place to place
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
(death from) starvation; starving to death
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
to lose one's way; to get lost
with a crack; with a smash
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris