main festival; main day of a festival
column; file; (vertical) line
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
taiko drumming; taiko drummer; Laccotrephes japonensis (species of water scorpion)
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
treble range (in Japanese music); high note
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
to support; to back up; to side with; to cover one's exposed shoulder again
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to sell off; to sell completely
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
beginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
flower market during Obon; fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
mood; sentiment; artistic effect
creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)
age of the Moon; number of days since the new moon; age in months (esp. of an infant)
new and old; incoming and outgoing
January; first month of the lunar calendar
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone