misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
slight; little; insignificant
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
(traditional) festival music
candied apple; toffee apple
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
show tent; circus tent; freak show
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
as hoped for; as expected
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
fish pond (artificially stocked); fishing pond
telescope (variety of goldfish); telescope eye; demekin
ryūkin goldfish (Carassius auratus); fringetail
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
(social) class; rank; grade
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
mask; striking the head (kendo)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of