visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
home area; home town; local
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
time; season; period; phase; stage
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
homecoming; returning home
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
university student; college student
that's the way it is; such is life
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
Health and Sports Day (national holiday; second Monday in October); Health-Sports Day; Sports Day
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
warming up (food) in a microwave