to look forward to something
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
reduction by half; halving
health maintenance; health preservation
to have a rumor circulating
centre of attention; center of attention
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
victim; injured party; sufferer
kindness; intimacy; friendship
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to burst (open); to break; to split
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight