no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
cake or snack served with tea
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
without; in the event that it did not (or does not) exist
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
the whole year; all the year
until now; so far; up to the present
number one; first; best; most; game; round