visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
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.)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
street performer (comedian)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
festival; feast; carnival
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
genuine article; real thing; real deal
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)