okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
pressurization; applying pressure (to)
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
extremity; end; bound; limit
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
unique thing; best on earth
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
night view; night skyline; nightscape
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
national; founded and run by the central government