junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
fourth day of the month; four days
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to call in; to invite; to bring in
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
cookware; cooking utensil
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to try out the food at various restaurants
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
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.)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
deep emotion; strong feelings
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
distrust; unjust suspicion