famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
one day; (on) a certain day
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
light pink; light crimson
(for the) first time this year
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
half-dried; partially dried
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
invitation; introduction; temptation
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
delicious; tasty; good; nice
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
deep-fried chicken (esp. marinated in a sweet ginger soy sauce before frying)
bell pepper (esp. red, yellow or orange); sweet pepper; capsicum; paprika (spice)
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce