cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
match (for lighting a fire)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
French; French food; French cuisine
Italian; Italian food; Italian cuisine
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
cheerful; lively; lighthearted