lottery run by a temple or shrine
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
voluntary recall (e.g. of faulty goods)
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
time traveler; time traveller
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
fish balls; fish dumplings
soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
soba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour
soba made with only buckwheat flour
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
steamed manjū; steamed mochi
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
Sanuki udon; thick udon from Kagawa prefecture
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
noodles with bits of deep-fried tempura batter
kabuki play; kabuki drama; kabuki script
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid