revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
common and low grade type of katsuobushi; bamboo rod used during imperial exorcism ceremonies
Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
in process; during execution; runtime
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
something; what; why; how
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
festival merrymaking; revelry
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware