so what!; who gives a damn?
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
amorous adventure; love affair
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
candied apple; toffee apple
candy-coated fruit (usu. a plum) on a stick
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
to say; to be pleased to say
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
besides; moreover; in addition
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
headquarters; head office; main office
at work; in the midst of work; working
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam