misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
unique type; one of a kind
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
raw materials; ingredients
the king of fruits (i.e. durian)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
carbonated water; sparkling water; fizzy water; soda water
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
starfish; sea star; asteroid (any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea); northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
full capacity; all one's ability
plastic food models used by restaurants
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
(senior player's) king; Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
English letter; alphabetic character
local specialty; local special dish
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
limited edition items; limited edition
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato