traditional Japanese handball game
leaf vegetable; green vegetable; edible herb
influencer (e.g. on social media)
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
taking the field first, thus batting second
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
winning in a flash; instant defeat
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
will not do; do not; does not
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
once and for all; completely; spotlessly