O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
sorry; excuse me; thank you
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
Nagano (city, prefecture)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
thereupon; shortly thereafter
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
feeling; sense; impression
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading