combination; union; incorporation; congruence
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
penalty shoot-out; kicks from the penalty mark
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
at first; in the beginning; originally
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
this for sure; certainly is
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to be jealous; to be envious
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
manly; masculine; like a man
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
established practice; custom
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
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.)
going around; patrol; round; tour
for a change; for variety's sake
as much as one can take or carry away
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
chima; long skirt traditionally worn by Korean women
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)