old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
this occasion; at this time; now
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
fish-shaped; fish-like; pisciform
shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
representative; exemplary; model
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
so; therefore; and; (and) then
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
gyūhi; soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour, somewhat similar to Turkish delight
refined rice flour; rice flour for dumplings
glutinous rice flour; sticky rice flour
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to knead well; to polish; to refine
(tactile) feel; sense of touch
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress