bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
four (long cylindrical things)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
charcoal grilling; char-grilling
no need to guess; certainly
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
square metre; square meter
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
freshly pounded (rice cake); fresh from the mortar
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to have (something) innate; to be born with
Aomori (city, prefecture)
Nebuta; nighttime festival in Tōhoku (esp. Aomori)
holder of a dan rank; dan player (in go or shogi); black belt (in martial arts)
to become hoarse; to become husky
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
additional order; adding to an existing order
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice