to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
brackish waters (of an estuary)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
festival; feast; carnival
third day of the month; three days
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
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.)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
prize money; monetary award; reward
you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
study; research; investigation
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
economical; comparatively cheap
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake