hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
(sound of one's) heartbeat
it hasn't been long since
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
tourism association; tourist association; tourism bureau
association; society; organization; organisation
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
only recently; just of late
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to be sooty; to be stained
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
sata andagi; Okinawan sweet deep-fried bun similar to a doughnut
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot