mochi;  (sticky) rice cake
 called;  named;  as many as;  as much as;  all ...;  every single ...
 knowing;  (an) acquaintance
 packed meal;  packed food;  packed lunch;  bag lunch
 round;  circular;  curved;  smooth;  harmonious;  calm
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 counter for articles;  counter for military units;  individual
 one class;  one set;  a pair;  a suite;  a series
 mountain;  hill;  mine (e.g. coal mine);  heap;  pile;  crown (of a hat);  thread (of a screw)
 to enter;  to go into;  to break into;  to join;  to enroll;  to contain;  to hold
 meaning;  significance;  sense
 seeming ...;  appearing ...;  -ish;  like a ...;  typical of ...
 to be aware of;  to know;  to notice;  to feel;  to understand;  to comprehend;  to remember
 flavor;  flavour;  charm;  appeal;  experience;  taste (e.g. of victory)
 normal;  ordinary;  normally;  ordinarily;  local train;  train that stops at every station
 water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water);  fluid (esp. in an animal tissue);  liquid;  flood;  floodwaters;  water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
 to add;  to add up;  to increase;  to gather (e.g. speed);  to include;  to count in
 salt;  common salt;  hardship;  toil;  saltiness;  cold
 to mix;  to stir;  to blend
 nicely;  properly;  frequently;  often;  I'm glad that you ...;  thank you for ...
 to knead;  to mix with fingers;  to quibble;  to argue for argument's sake
 leaf;  blade (of grass);  (pine) needle;  marijuana;  cannabis
 to wrap up;  to pack;  to cover;  to envelop;  to conceal (a feeling);  to hide
 sunken hearth;  sunken fireplace
 baking foods in a covered pan;  foods baked in a covered pan
 thing;  object;  one's things;  possessions;  things;  something;  quality
 by the way;  in this connection;  incidentally;  in passing
 door (esp. Japanese-style);  shutter;  window shutter; (arch.)  entrance (to a home); (arch.)  narrows
 mountain stream;  valley;  dale;  wetlands;  swamp;  marsh
 traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku;  matagi
 miso;  fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans;  innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso;  key (main) point;  good part (of something);  weakling
 strict prohibition;  ban;  interdiction
 in that way;  thus;  so;  so?
 village;  hamlet;  settlement
 by means of;  due to;  because of;  according to
 a little;  some;  somewhat;  amount;  quantity;  number
 difference;  distinction;  discrepancy;  mistake;  error
 conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard;  reason;  cause;  meaning;  circumstances;  situation
 one's father;  one's old man;  middle-aged (or older) man;  old man;  one's boss;  proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)