Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
idol group; boy band; girl group
speech and conduct; words and deeds
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
viewer; (television) audience
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
speech; expression; wording; language
training; drill; practice; discipline
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
sincere; earnest; serious
place; European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa); plaice
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
avocado (Persea americana)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
losing shape (of clothing, etc.); losing form
long time; long interval; for quite some time