subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
winter vacation; winter holidays
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
health management; health maintenance; health care
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
5th day of the month; five days
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
only; merely; but; no more than
still; even now; to this day
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to keep an eye on; to take care of