O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
scattered; separated; dispersed
cirrocumulus cloud; mackerel sky
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to come and go; to go back and forth