heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
festival; feast; carnival
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
time; season; period; phase; stage
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
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.)
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
extended leave; long vacation
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
another prefecture; other prefectures
to graduate from a university
finding employment; getting a job
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
young persons' association
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting