Kanto Festival (Akita); street light
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
funny story; funny anecdote
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
opposite; reverse; contrary
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
material; substance; matter
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to jump at; to be attracted by
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery