to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
and then; and so; and; so then
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
university student; college student
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
company; corporation; workplace
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
all night; throughout the night
festival; feast; carnival
these guys; these fellows
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
second-year student; biennial
and; thereupon; because of that
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
resolution; vote; decision
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
the ocean; the great deep
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
fully prepared; all ready