consecutive tournament victories
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to establish; to formulate
graduate; alumnus; alumna
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
in proportion to; just as much as
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)