loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
overseas assignment; overseas posting
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office
entrance fee; participation cost
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
on the way home from work; returning from work
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
siblings; brothers and sisters
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
forced repatriation; deportation
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
different (from); not the same (as)
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
strongish; somewhat strong
a little; a bit; slightly
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
(your) judgment; discernment
to accept (a thing) with thanks