to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
as if nothing had happened
resignation; acceptance; consolation
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
parade float; festival float
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
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.)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
grilled slices of lotus root, eggplant, etc. with a filling (usu. minced meat)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
festival; feast; carnival
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger