brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to live through; to survive
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
show; exhibition; spectacle
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
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.)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; (lit.) tortoise-shell candy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
heap; pile; stack; full measure
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
loot; booty; plunder; spoils
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)