entertainment; amusement; fun
stranger; outsider; foreigner
scooping loaches; catching loach in a net; loach-catching dance
harm; injury; evil (influence)
conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
shuttle bus; pickup bus; courtesy bus; hotel bus; bus service connecting a station, airport, etc. to a hotel or tourist attraction
dumb-ass; person lacking common sense or basic knowledge; delinquent; violent person; rough-looking person
chink in the armor (armour)
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person
debut; opening; first public exhibition
to play cool; to act cool
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
reforming; reuniting; getting back together (of a band, etc.)
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
this country; our country
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
meeting; rendezvous; romantic encounter; date
(electric) circuit; racing circuit
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
sneaking a bite; snitching food
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
body; body blow (in boxing)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
trend of the times; way things are going