to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
homecoming; returning home
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be needed; to be wanted
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
time; hour; period; class
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me