small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
being filled with; being full of; permeation
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
more than usual; especially; particularly
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to come and go; to go back and forth
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
almost; roughly; approximately
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
opposite; reverse; contrary
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to burst (open); to break; to split
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
main; principal; chief; primary; major
changing into cash; encashment; cashing
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good