Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to garner interest; to attract attention
guess; speculation; supposition
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
after the end (of something); post-
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
producer (film, TV, etc.)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
being good at cooking; good cook
loved one; lover; sweetheart
impossible; unlikely; improbable
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
cooking class; cookery school
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
out of bounds; beyond the pale
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment