festival; feast; carnival
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
festival merrymaking; revelry
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
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)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to return a favor (favour); to repay
(on the) bank of a large river
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
no, not like that (but like this)
social; societal; societary
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
nata de coco; coconut gel
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat