symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
solitude; loneliness; isolation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to distribute; to hand out
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
(traditional) festival music
paper-covered lamp or lantern
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
to come and go; to go back and forth
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)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
summer festival; summer matsuri
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
pleasant feeling; good vibes
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to make an appearance; to show up
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
mythical Japanese hominid (similar to yeti or Bigfoot)