festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
interval between the waves; gap between waves
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
river fish; freshwater fish
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
even if not; even without
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
for example; for instance; e.g.
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
new discovery; new invention
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
another thing; other things; another man's property
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach