righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to make advances (to); to woo; to work on someone
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to set up shop; to open a store
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
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
dried candies; dried confectionary; cookies
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
powdered sugar; icing sugar
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 mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
flour; meal; powder; dust
to mix; to blend; to combine
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
wooden form; wooden model; wooden pattern
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
amount of sugar; sugar content
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate