if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
consequently; as a result
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
discovery; detection; finding
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to sink (into); to get depressed
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
study; learning; tutorial
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
though; notwithstanding; although
diligent worker; hard worker
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
free (of charge); gratuitous
and yet; though; when; in spite of
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
correction; revision; amendment
and then; and so; and; so then