here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
every year; yearly; annually
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
late at night; small hours of the morning
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
river; stream; River; the ... river
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
Edo-period atmosphere; old Edo charm; nostalgic ambiance of old Tokyo
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
question; inquiry; enquiry