plain; plateau; tableland
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun
south-southeast; south-south-east
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely
debut; opening; first public exhibition
isn't it great?; carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868
terraced house; terrace house; row house; (detached) house with a terrace
moa (extinct, flightless bird formerly found in New Zealand)
no loss or gain; coming out even
this country; our country
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
to pass each other; to cross paths
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to be all out; to exhaust
highball; whisky and soda
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
two parts; two copies; the second part
record of proceedings; minutes
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
will not do; do not; does not
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled