origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
festival; feast; carnival
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to turn towards; to point
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody