comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
novel; original; new; innovative
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
eating; bite (in fishing)
close; intimate; on good terms
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
study; research; investigation
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to say; to be called; to do
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
extermination; expulsion; destruction
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
(within a) territory; domains
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
diffusion index; discomfort index; drug information
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity