Niigata (city, prefecture)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
Koshihikari (variety of rice)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
individual; private person; personal; private
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
show; exhibition; spectacle
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
serious wound; serious injury
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
and; AND (Boolean operator)
husband and wife; married couple
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
bribe; sweetener; douceur
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
overall victory; championship
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
battlefield; battleground
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
buffet; self-service meal
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample