to come and go; to go back and forth
student (esp. a university student)
men and women of all ages
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
joint together; opposite; facing
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
fireworks display; display of fireworks
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
summer festival; summer matsuri
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
500-man battalion (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; clicking; clacking
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
accomplishment; execution
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 building)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
mask; striking the head (kendo)
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
many; numerous; various; large number of
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill