honorific/polite/humble prefix
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be away from home; to be out of the house
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
time; hour; period; class
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
homecoming; returning home
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to turn towards; to point
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to look at; to gaze; to stare at