account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to formalize; to formalise; to stick to formality; to be ceremonious; to punctilious
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
war; fighting; fierce competition
nice; likeable; desirable
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
autumn festival; fall festival
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to be conspicuous; to stand out
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
originally; by nature; from the start
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
control; management; supervision
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
each place; various places
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
each; (arch.) you (plural)