tori-no-ichi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
singing voice; (sound of) singing
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
metabolic syndrome; overweight
to work without sleep or rest
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
fried potato; French fries; chips
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
foods topped with grated yam
matcha; powdered green tea
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
garlic (edible plant, Allium sativum)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
to set (sun); to become dark
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary