artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
nape (of the neck); nucha
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to talk; to call; to invite; to call a geisha or prostitute over