at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
in the meanwhile; during the time
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
street stall; stand; booth
parade float; festival float
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to be opposite; to face each other
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
head; brains; intellect; understanding
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
difficult to ...; hard to ...