openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
Spartan; spartan; harsh; rigid; severe; strict
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
holding hands with fingers interlocked
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
living together (with one more person)
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
to feel inferior; to feel small
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
men's (fashion, wear, etc.)
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim