festival; feast; carnival
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
though; notwithstanding; although
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
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.)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
complete change; about-face
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
candied apple; toffee apple
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
road approaching a shrine
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
in succession; one by one
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to show up; to appear; to turn up
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with