festival; feast; carnival
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
planning; project; plan; design
formal marriage interview
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
regular time; stated period
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
charming; fascinating; attractive
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
one thin flat object; one sheet