pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
(traditional) festival music
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
3rd day of the month; three days
middle day (of a sumo tournament, theatrical run, etc.)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to compete with; to vie for
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
summer festival; summer matsuri
full dress; formal dress; uniform
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
railroad; railway; rail transport
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank