local specialty; local special dish
new menu item; new dish on a menu
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
acting ability; talent as a performer
good performance; good work; great success
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
world; society; people; the public
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
personal; individual; private
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
severe; strict; tough; hard
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with