regional colour (color); regional flavour (flavor)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
Tibetan sand fox (Vulpes ferrilata); Tibetan fox
cat café; themed café where patrons can pet cats
haircut of uniform length
local costumed mascot character
hidden character (e.g. in computer games)
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern
getting back together; being reconciled; returning to normal
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
man who brings the rain with him wherever he goes; man who is constantly unlucky with the weather
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
I don't like it; I hate it
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
whole company; all the companies
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
Virgo (constellation); the Virgin
reading but not responding to a text message (in a chat application); leaving (someone) on read
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
must not do; should not do; do not do
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
Kentucky Fried Chicken; KFC