setting up specially; special installation
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
Tōhoku dialect; Tohoku dialect
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
another dimension; different level; whole other level
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
true character; true heart; true spirit
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
sea urchin donburi; bowl of rice topped with sea urchin
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
female company president; female CEO
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
miso katsu; tonkatsu covered in a miso-based sauce
fried prawns; fried shrimp
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
cakes made from glutinous rice and potato starch
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
itinerant entertainer or troupe
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin