rest period; intermission; break time; recess
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
exhibition; exhibition game; exhibition match
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
old rice; rice remaining from the previous year's harvest
cold; coldness; chilliness
one large ...; a great ...
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
every month; each month; monthly
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
underestimation; undervaluation
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
acquisition of foreign currency
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
the way one works; one's working manner
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
relaxation; recreation; recess
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
shortage of capital; lack of funds; cash flow problem
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
troubled face; worried expression
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped