natto (fermented soybeans)
amanatto; beans (e.g. adzuki, cowpea, fava) simmered in sugar syrup and coated with granulated sugar
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
had better ...; may as well ...
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
chat; desultory conversation
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
failure story; horror story
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
to shave off; to scrape off
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to be badly made; to fail
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
revenge; having a second go (at something)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
master painter; great artist; painter; artist
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright