wrapping paper for a present; gift wrapping paper; wrapping paper with a noshi decoration printed on it
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current
freshly caught seafood broiled at a beach
town built within the semi-fortified compounds of a temple (during the Warring States period)
electrophone; electronic musical instrument
lowest level; minimum level; ground floor
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
scenography; scenic design; set design; stage design
reservation slip; reservation voucher
paying in advance; forward delivery; delivery (of freight)
business region; marketing area; commercial sphere; trading area; region in which a business operates
commercial area; business district
sequencer; programmable logic controller; PLC
Vocaloid; singing voice synthesis software and related products, or a humanoid persona voiced by such software
play facility; fairground attraction; playground facility; amusement facility
to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie
conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold
rei-shabu; cold shabu-shabu; shabu-shabu where the meat is cooled before dipped in sauce
sticky paper slip; sticky note
stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness; obstinacy
before anything else; first of all
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
Spartan; spartan; harsh; rigid; severe; strict
third year (college) student; junior
consecutive number; serial number
Shorinji Kempo (modern Japanese martial art based on Shaolin kung fu)