to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
alteration; falsification; faking
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to burst (open); to break; to split
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
important point; point to make note of
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to be discordant; to have discord
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to peddle (goods); to hawk
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
initialization (of a variable); initialisation; formatting (a disk); initialization; initialization (of a device); (factory) reset
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to attract someone with food
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
damage caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors); reputational damage
time to give one's all; time to do one's best; time to shine
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
(a person's) appearance; looks
business rival; professional jealousy
outward appearance; apparent
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
to use (something) as a selling point
to find out; to discover; to locate