to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
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.)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
scale; scope; plan; structure
traffic restrictions; traffic control
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
shopping; purchased goods
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable