near; nearby; not far off
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
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.)
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
candied apple; toffee apple
candy-coated grapes on a stick
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
madder red; dark red; crimson
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
speaking voice; talking voice
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
laughing foolishly; cackling
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry