(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; (lit.) tortoise-shell candy
raw materials; ingredient
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
difficult to eat; unpalatable
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
weird; disgusting; sickening
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
red cloth; red background