uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to go out and away; to leave
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
world; society; people; the public
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
only; merely; but; no more than
second day of the month; two days
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
preparation; arrangements
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
clothes; clothing; garments
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
changing clothes; change of clothes
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
feelings; thoughts; meaning