bright (light) colour (color)
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole
heavy concentration; overconcentration
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
school district; school area
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
university town; college town
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
guess; speculation; supposition
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
field; sports stadium; arena
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat