to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
head; lead; vanguard; first
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
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 lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(for the) first time in one's life
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
form; shape; figure; visage
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be silent; to say nothing
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
question; inquiry; enquiry
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to like; to love; to be fond of