the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
comparatively; relatively
every year; yearly; annually
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
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 building)
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
planning; plan; project; arrangements
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
but; however; provided that
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
(large) building; public building; hall
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
theatre; theater; playhouse
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
school building; schoolhouse
every month; each month; monthly
student (esp. a university student)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
outdoing a professional; putting an expert to shame
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
music for strings; string music
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
historical play; period drama
24 hours; twenty-four hours
Taiga drama; annual year-long historical drama TV series produced by NHK