traditional work song of Hokkaido herring fishery workers, performed by school students in modern choreographed interpretations
tabletop game; table game
perfect imitation (of a song, dance routine, etc., usu. by an amateur)
flower reading; fortune-telling based on plucking the petals off a flower
compensated dating; dating a sugar daddy
tabletop role-playing game
furniture store; furniture dealer
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
leaving work; clocking out
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
control; management; supervision
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
candidate (for an election)
fever (state of excitement)
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
official divorce registration papers
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
incompetent; have no merit
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)