dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
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
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
patterns of thinking; train of thought
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to straighten up; to sit upright
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
night stall; night shop; night fair
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
apparent; obvious; very clear
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to step forward; to take a step forward
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
road approaching a shrine
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to say no more; to sink into silence
business; trade; operations; sales
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed