misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
even so; anyhow; at any rate
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
common people; ordinary people; masses
splish-splash; with a splash
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
headfirst slide; head-first sliding
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
to wave a flag; to show the way
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
(team) pairings; match-ups
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
utmost limits; extremity; limit
shell ginger (Alpinia zerumbet)
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
rubber raft; inflatable boat
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)