singing and dancing; song and dance
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
pickled vegetables; pickles
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
to compete for the first place; to be one of the best
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
folk beliefs; folk religion
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to grant someone's request
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
(arch.) linen kariginu; (during the Edo period) plain kariginu
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
natural water; untreated water; spring water
black lustre; black luster
dream for the future; hopes for the future
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to count on one's fingers
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
poly-; polyethylene; police; polyphonic
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
recently; lately; these days