grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh