every year; yearly; annually
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
Sumida River Firework Festival (Tokyo)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
brigadier general; commodore
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
Tokugawa Yoshimune (shogun 1716-1745 and 1751; 1684.11.27-1751.7.12),
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
at that time; in those days
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
festival marking the start of boating season
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
trend of the times; way things are going
by means of; due to; because of; according to
interruption; suspension; break
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
opening a business; opening a practice
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
rhyming game; play on words; pun
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
toddling; taking tottering steps
self-consciousness; self-awareness
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
imagination; supposition; guess
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time