lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to set (sun); to become dark
gem; jewel; precious stone
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!