to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
at the point of death; almost dead; about to die; at some limit (pain, hunger, etc.)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
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
match; game; bout; contest
romantic TV series; romance TV show
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
round shape; circle; circular form
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
unidentified flying object; UFO
digital versatile disc; DVD
form; shape; figure; visage
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
display and sale of new products
every year; yearly; annually
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)