magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
Iwate Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
writer of children's stories
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
home area; home town; local
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
demanding; difficult; strict
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy; glucose tablet
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
shellfish; seashell; shell
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
onomatope (i.e. word formed by onomatopoeia)
phenomime; mimetic word; word that mimics an action, condition, or manner that does not make a sound (e.g. "damp", "calmly")
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap; Japanese rat snake
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals