this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
see-through sensation (for clothing); gauziness
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
casting; cast-metal object
to be on a roll; to be in a good spot; to be on a (winning) streak
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
now that you say that; now that you mention it
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
immediately carrying out (a plan); right away; without delay; immediately
thrill ride (at an amusement park)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
what with this and that; for a number of reasons