festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
light color; light colour
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
candied apple; toffee apple
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
charming figure; alluring figure
real thing; original; actual
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
and (also); both ... and; as well as