sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
invisibly; secretly; privately
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
coating (esp. lacquering)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
second (unit of time); arc second
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means