festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
action committee; executive committee
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
the four inauspicious beasts from Chinese mythology
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
street stall; stand; booth
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed