nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
God; god; ace; king; superior person
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
epidemic; plague; pestilence
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to rule; to govern; to administer
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
general term; generic name
by means of; due to; because of; according to
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
the other day; lately; recently
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
original home; birthplace; originator
ancestor; forefather; foremother
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred