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above and below

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soot

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leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

2

local residents; neighbours; neighbors

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event

1

good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)

1

then; well; so; bye then; bye bye

1

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

1

crayon

1

to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

1

contrived; false-sounding

1

(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

2

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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to shake one's head

3

festival; feast; carnival; matsuri

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

7

near; nearby; not far off

1

Shinto shrine

2

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

3

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

2

postponement; deferment; adjournment

1

to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance

1

gravel path; gravel road

1

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

4

to ascend; to go up; to climb

2

outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery

1

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 building)

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shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone

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candied apple; toffee apple

3

candy-coated grapes on a stick

1

takoyaki; octopus dumplings

4

Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank

1

cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss

3

to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

1

pineapple; pine

1

yo-yo; yoyo

1

scooping

1

goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle

1

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

1

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

1

madder red; dark red; crimson

1

hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

1

stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

1

gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter

1

equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent

1

paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble

1

orange (colour, color)

3

to finish dyeing

1

another world

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(traditional) festival music

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