movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
game in which a dangling piece of bread is grabbed in the mouth and raced to the finish line (in school sports festivals)
obstacle race; steeplechase (athletics)
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to be profitable; to yield a profit
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to call in; to invite; to bring in
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
free-flowing (hot spring, irrigation, etc.); non-cyclic
little-known hot spring; secret hot spring; secluded hot spring
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
quantity or volume of water
(pouring out) in large amounts; (flowing out) gushingly
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout