festival; feast; carnival
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
line; queue; procession; matrix
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
(someone else's) daughter
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
board, plank or sheet shaped
confections; sweets; candy; cake
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
future (usually near); prospects
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
simple and clear; plain and simple
night stall; night shop; night fair
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat