hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to be exhausted; to be tired out
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to take; to catch; to capture
to dye; to colour; to color
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to close (one's eyes); to shut
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
new members (e.g. club); new students; freshman; event to welcome new students, club members, etc. (e.g. welcome party)
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
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.)
living in obscurity; lying low; remaining unnoticed
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
fast approach; quick intimacy
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing