distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
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
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
every year; yearly; annually
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
festival; feast; carnival
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
just because; even if; even though
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff