to establish; to formulate
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
commercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
playtest (of a game before release); playtesting
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
business district; office complex
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
candied apple; toffee apple
street stall; stand; booth
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
summer festival; summer matsuri
fireworks display; display of fireworks
for today; for the time being
first shrine visit of the New Year
eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); first intercourse of the New Year; loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
before god; before an altar
fate; chance; relationship; tie