to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon