interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
a little bit; a little while
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
but; however; even though; even if
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
(one) letter; (one) character
wastepaper basket; wastebasket
to mark with a dot (point)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to shout (in anger); to yell
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
scrunchie; hair tie covered in fabric
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
on the occasion of; at the time of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule