Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
oval tub or tray used in fish shops
profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion)
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
quarrel; trouble; dispute
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
university town; college town
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
natural voice (without a microphone)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
stabbing to death; putting out
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
guardians; parents; father and older brother
separate; scattered; apart
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
board of directors; board of trustees