to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
riverside; edge of a river
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
participation; joining; entry; adherence
how many times; how often
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
both hands; both arms; ten
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
moment by moment; hour by hour
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
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.)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
ancient Shinto music and dancing
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
one day; (on) a certain day
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
festival; feast; carnival
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it