Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to look forward to something
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
decision; settlement; definition
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
place; situation; position; location
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
the four inauspicious beasts from Chinese mythology
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
burst of laughter; roar of laughter