chorus; singing in a chorus
evening cool; cool of the evening
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
treating someone like a child
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to wear out; to wear until threadbare
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
double; twice (as much); twofold
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online