twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
written letters; handwriting
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
guaranteed; authentic; certified
to collect information; to gather knowledge
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
wrong; different; not like that
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
snowplough turn (skiing); wedge turn; arc; bow (for stringed instruments)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
new word; neologism; word of recent origin; recent word; modern term
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
fluent (in a language); flowing
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
but; however; even though; even if
to finish reading; to read through
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare