ancient Shinto music and dancing
hometown; rural township (of China)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to go downhill; to go down a slope
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
foreign cinema; foreign film; a foreign movie
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
scene; sight; scenario; setting
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be found; to be discovered
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
noisy; confused; uproarious
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to come and go; to go back and forth
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
squared timber; rectangular lumber