was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
behind; in the rear; in back
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
popular person; favorite; favourite
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
home area; home town; local
neighbourhood; neighborhood
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
annual function; annual event
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
Sanja Festival (Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo, third weekend of May)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
district; section; sector
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
percussion instrument made of small pieces wood strung together
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
every year; yearly; annually
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording