to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to govern; to manage; to subdue
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
accompanied by a man; accompanied by men
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
jewel; precious stone; gem
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Bon and year-end festivals
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
just after O-Bon; the period (immediately) after O-Bon
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
sales; selling; marketing
each and all; every single one; everybody
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
summer vacation; summer holiday
age thirty; one's thirties