Japanese flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga); small Japanese flying squirrel; Japanese dwarf flying squirrel
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
just one person; only one
festival; feast; carnival
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
at the last moment; this late in the game
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
homecoming; returning home
as; because; with; due to
ancestor; forefather; foremother
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
summer vacation; summer holiday
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
national network broadcast; nation-wide broadcast
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
time; season; period; phase; stage
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg