Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
while; during (the time when)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
great physical power; animal strength
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
progress; being under way
excellent; splendid; very good
hundred battles; many battles
looking or acting as if one owned the place
moron; idiot; stupid person
long-awaited; much-awaited
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
winning wrestler who remains ringside in case his involvement is needed in pre-bout rituals
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
sour look; surly face; pout
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
and; AND (Boolean operator)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade