straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
confections; sweets; candy; cake
a few years ago; some years back
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
import; importation; introduction; afferent
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
receiving a gift or favor without giving or doing anything in return
in the same way as; just like
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
on and after; from ... onward; since
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
calm; composed; leisurely
the opposite direction; the other way
secondary; of secondary importance
essential; important; crucial; vital; main