eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to look around; to survey
deciding unanimously or by consensus
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
Sannō Festival (Hie Shrine in Tokyo; June 15); Sannō Festival (Hie Shrine in Shiga; April 14)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
representative; exemplary; model
summer festival; summer matsuri
each; (arch.) you (plural)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
parade float; festival float
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
mountain road; mountain trail
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
even though; despite; notwithstanding
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk