winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to run around; to bustle about
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
Japanese witch-hazel (Hamamelis japonica); bumper crop; abundant harvest
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
higan cherry (species of weeping cherry tree, Prunus subhirtella); early-flowering cherry (around the spring equinox); double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
recuperation; medical treatment
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to go downhill; to go down a slope
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
announcement flier (e.g. sale at a shop); raffle ticket; lottery ticket; hikifuda (type of playing cards numbered 1-6, used by the bank in tehonbiki); kurifuda
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
throne; first place; top spot; championship
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
somersault; looping-the-loop
acrobatics; risky undertaking
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
that is to say; so that means
show tent; circus tent; freak show
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict