major newspaper; leading newspaper; widely circulated newspaper
lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
popular spot; popular place; popular location
cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food
to advance (as of a baseball game); to repeat
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
local specialty; local special dish
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
good old; good old-fashioned
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention