to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
donor; benefactor; chief mourner; client (of a builder, etc.)
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
six (long cylindrical things)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
of course; certainly; naturally
origin; beginning; source; rise
participation; joining; entry; adherence
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
ancestor; forefather; foremother
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to commit a crime; to do evil
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
dispersing; breaking up; running away
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
the right to sunshine; in zoning, the right to have sunlight falling on one's building not be obstructed by new buildings
it is I who should say so
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline