to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
please (give me); please (do for me)
hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to press alcohol on someone; to urge someone to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
horseplay; fooling around
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)