festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
every year; yearly; annually
1,000,000; one million; million; many
people; men and women; each person; everybody
Japan's best; number one in Japan
early blooming; early flowering
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
many-legged; octopus-like
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
roller coaster; big dipper
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to be conspicuous; to stand out
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf