children's demographic (target audience)
type of sōmen made without added oil; specialty of Miyagi prefecture, usu. eaten in broth, esp. warm in winter
conflicting (opposite, contrasting) opinion; antagonistic view
low-IQ people who are easily influenced by mass media; sheeple
(lit.) doughnut phenomenon; combination of urban sprawl and inner-city decay
to go to prison; to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food
with a meaningless laugh; with a hollow laugh
interior furnishings shop
feeling of affinity; friendship
foolish talk; nonsense; gibberish
to put in order; to organize; to systematize
start of a sentence, phrase, etc.
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
unification; centralization; centralisation
adaptability; flexibility; malleability
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
indispensable; essential; necessary
wheel flying off its axle
personality assessment; personality analysis
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
very large school; school with a very large number of students; (lit.) mammoth school
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
special precautions; special vigilance
to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close