congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
festival; feast; carnival
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
dwelling; house; residence; address
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
dock; thorough physical examination
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
the other day; some time ago; recently
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
approximation; having a close resemblance
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful; small ornamental spoon
spring water; clear (pure) water
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty