flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
torii; Shinto shrine archway
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
main shrine; inner sanctuary
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to surround; to crowd around
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to scatter away; to vanish
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
many items; pressure of business
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement