to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
festival; feast; carnival
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
present; gift; to give a present or gift
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
river; stream; River; the ... river
every year; yearly; annually
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
not understanding; not knowing
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down