breath; breathing; bracelet
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; menstruation
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
scenery; scene; landscape
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
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 building)
human relations; personal relationships
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
passage; path; route; one's way
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to set up shop; to open a store
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)