to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
emotional scars; mental trauma
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
to mark the end; to spell the end
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to happen to meet; to come across
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
night stall; night shop; night fair
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
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.)
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out