wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
domestic affairs; internal administration
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
not limited to; not just ...
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
downward compatible; backward compatible; upward compatible; forward compatible; providing the same function while being more effective (esp. in games)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
on sale; available (to buy)
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
role of the villain; the bad guy
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
port city; harbor city; harbour city
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
same trade; same business; same profession
of course; certainly; naturally