(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
the whole store; all stores
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
to throw into; to dump in together
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days; 12-year Chinese zodiac
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
(shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to make a vow; to take an oath
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst