posing a question; question
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
in that way; thus; so; so?
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
height of summer; hottest part of summer
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
living room (Western style); sitting room
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
while; during; while; although; all; both
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
in the morning; during the morning
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
consequence; outcome; result; blame
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to fight against; to oppose; to face
willpower; energy; vitality
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
time; hour; period; class
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with