every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
household; home; family; housekeeping
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)