to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
transport staff (driver, conductor, etc.); crew member; crewman
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
goalkeeper; keeper; goalie
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
Miyazaki prefecture (Kyushu)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
time; season; period; phase; stage
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act