white bean jam; sweet white bean paste
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to have the memory of having done something oneself
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
indisposition (e.g. a cold) caused by getting chilled while sleeping
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to think (something) strange
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
partly open; in half bloom
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
otherwise; or else; if not
everyday life; daily life