aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
time around sunset; early evening
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to perform; to play; to act
great swordsman; master fencer
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
castella (type of sponge cake)
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
new building; new construction
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
sampling food; tasting; trying
covered by the other party (usu. expenses)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to try out the food at various restaurants
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
leading product; flagship product; top product
being doxxed; being doxed; having one's personal information revealed online (against one's will)
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
increase and decrease; fluctuation
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl