home area; home town; local
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
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.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
now; the present time; just now; another; more
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
tradition; legend; folklore
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
genuine article; real thing; real deal
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
myself; yourself; I; me; you