to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
celebratory banquet; feast
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
release; emission; ejection
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
Aomori (city, prefecture)
Nebuta Festival (in Aomori, August 2-7)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
festival; feast; carnival
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
shouts uttered during the Nebuta Festival
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
(some) more; even more; longer; further
such ... as; or some such
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to jump up and down; to hop
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)