festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
someone who is well-regarded; charming person; scam; con trick; con-man; fraudster
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
curiosity; inquisitiveness
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
program (e.g. TV); programme
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
food review (on TV, social media, etc.); food reportage