defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
ritual matches held at a shrine
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
festival; feast; carnival
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
life; living; I; me; student
summer vacation; summer holiday
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
candied apple; toffee apple
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
name; given name; first name
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist