festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to discuss; to talk together
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
this is why; this means; it is the case that
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
original word; original language
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
the stage; the theatrical world
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph