to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
traditional; conventional
excursion; field trip; school trip
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
dried candies; dried confectionary; cookies
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
confections; sweets; candy; cake
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
powdered sugar; icing sugar
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
red food coloring; red food colouring
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
flour; meal; powder; dust
to mix; to blend; to combine
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment