very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
big catch (fishing); good haul
Kitajima Saburou (1936.10-)
very loud volume; megavolume
yosakoi; dance originating in Kōchi Prefecture using naruko
festival held in July in Fukuoka City; Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival (often just called Yamakasa Festival)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
a little bit; a little while
Aomori (city, prefecture)
Nebuta; nighttime festival in Tōhoku (esp. Aomori)
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggybacking; (arch.) last; (arch.) end
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
parade float; festival float
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to shed light; to cast light
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
just one person; only one
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent