to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
established practice; custom
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae
to work without sleep or rest
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
festival; feast; carnival
candy-coated fruit (usu. a plum) on a stick
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
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 house, etc.)
gudgeon (any fish of genus Gnathopogon or related genera); willow gudgeon (Gnathopogon caerulescens); longtooth grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus bruneus)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
nostrils; wings of the nose
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
vexing; irritating; impatient
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
busy; hurried; confused; flurried