very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
parade float; festival float
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
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
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
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.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
war; fighting; fierce competition
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be burned out (of one's home)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be worried; to be troubled
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
that's the way it is; such is life
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?