wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
sleazy; vulgar; low-life; shabby
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
while; during (the time when)
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
good feeling; feeling good
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
one large ...; a great ...
tradition; legend; folklore
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
food stand; food stall; branch store
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
every year; yearly; annually
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
festival; feast; carnival
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.)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)