dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
store name; shop name; restaurant name
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to come from; to have roots in
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to say; to be pleased to say
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
showcase; display case; vitrine
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
tricolor dango eaten during cherry blossom viewing (esp. pink, white, and green)
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; obvious (insincerity); patent; shameless; hollow (compliment)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
cheap article; poor-quality article
interruption; suspension; break
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
the right person in the right place
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
mugwort-flavored rice dumpling (flavoured)