extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
to badger; to pester; to beg
land near a castle; castle town
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
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.)
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to crow at the break of dawn (of a rooster, etc.); to mark the dawn; to proclaim the dawn
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
too many to count; too numerous to mention
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
three cheers; three chants; singing three times
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
looking depressed; long face
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
parts; accessories; components
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
landing on an aircraft carrier; deck-landing; reaching a warship; arrival of a warship (at a port)
training; drill; practice; discipline
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
war funds; war expenditures