yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
festival; feast; carnival
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
those (near the second person)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
participation; joining; entry; adherence
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
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.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
conversely; on the contrary