non-alcoholic; alcohol-free
festival merrymaking; revelry
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
high spirits; gleeful mood
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
double slap in the face (second slap administered by the return motion of the back of the hand)
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
lightly; easily; carelessly
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
first meeting; first interview with
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to indicate; to show; to point to