to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
one thin flat object; one sheet
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
waste of time; killing time
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher