deluxe; digital transformation
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
far-infrared rays; far-infrared radiation; FIR
reading aloud; recitation
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
in perfect form; going swimmingly
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
(tactile) feel; sense of touch
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
black-spotted pond frog (Rana nigromaculata)
glugging; drinking deeply; nodding deeply
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
no-hit, no-run game; no-hitter
declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared; being one step away from victory, with two paths to achieve it
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
successful candidate; prizewinner
to take away; to carry away
dark clouds; black clouds
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
sofvi; toy figure made from soft vinyl (monster, hero, etc.); soft vinyl mascot figure
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water