famous product; widely known (local) specialty
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
school festival; campus festival
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
(giving) instruction; initiation
superb view; picturesque scenery
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
from the cradle to the grave
kiwi (Apteryx spp.); kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
troubled face; worried expression
back-and-forth; neck-and-neck
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to keep (a person) waiting
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
failed student; student required to repeat a year
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
racewalking; race walking; walking race
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
street with tramline; railroad track; railroading the opponent straight out of the ring
direct unforked road; straight path
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
Fighting Spirit Prize (sumo, martial arts, etc.)