one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
world; society; people; the public
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
time; season; period; phase; stage
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
homecoming; returning home
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
early spring; beginning of spring; New Year
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
without; but if; otherwise; or else
no matter how much time passes
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
last week; the week before
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained