first day of the month; the first of the month
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
January; first month of the lunar calendar
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Yamaguchi Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
hybridization; crossing; mixing
Ehime Prefecture (Shikoku)
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
gelling agent; gellatinizing agent; setting agent; gellant
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
perfect; complete; flawless
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
round shape; circle; circular form
candying; boiling in sugar (esp. fruit)
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point