combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
practice by repetition; learning by rote
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
going to and fro; back and forth
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
in succession; one by one
to dance; to perform dance steps
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
along the river; riverside
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
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 house, etc.)
ancient Shinto music and dancing
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
metre; meter; meter; gauge
festival; feast; carnival
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
candied apple; toffee apple
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep