Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to give out (off) fragrance
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
test period; exam period; examination time
to affect; to impact; to influence
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
expression; look; countenance; face
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside
pink fish floss; fish that has been finely shredded, seasoned and colored pink
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
manners; behavior; behaviour
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery