alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
Japanese-style confectionary store
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
store interior; inside of a shop
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
too much; excessively; too
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
soaking in honey; soaking in syrup; nuts, fruit, etc. soaked in honey or syrup
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
one by one; one each; one at a time
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age