Sanja Festival (Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo, third weekend of May)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
as usual; as is one's habit
nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine
moving about; stirring about
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
guidance; leadership; leading the way
so; like this; in this way
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
Casa Branca (Brazil); Casablanca (Morocco)
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
dusk; nightfall; twilight
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to complain; to lodge a complaint
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
at once; there and then; immediately
to keep watch; to stand guard
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
tent-shaped mosquito net (often used to protect infants)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul