three-lips (freshwater fish of the minnow family, Opsariichthys uncirostris)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
example; illustration; precedent
to compete with; to vie for
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
parking area; parking lot; rest stop; service area
drive-through; drive-thru
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth
pride in one's strength or skill
woman; lady; adult female
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
hand-drawn; drawn by hand; hand-painted; painted by hand
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
outsider; someone outside of a group
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
dehumidifier; dehumidification machine
business trip; official trip