modern; up-to-date; art nouveau; Beaujolais nouveau (wine); vague; fuzzy
vineyard; vinery; grape plantation
illegally-parked bicycle; abandoned bicycle; discarded bicycle
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
transplant surgery; transplant operation
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
heart disease; heart trouble; cardiopathy
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
sampling a drink; tasting
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
fund-raising; collection of funds
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
Okayama (city, prefecture)
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)