memory-making; making memories
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
the other day; a few days ago
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to telephone; to make a phone call
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
healthy; sound; wholesome
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
place where one works; construction site; working area
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
surname; family name; last name
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
woman; female; feminine gender
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
wonderful; splendid; magnificent