Kamakura period (1185-1333)
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
momoyama; traditional japanese baked sweet, made by mixing white bean paste with sugar, egg yolk, and a small amount of flour
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
softish; relatively soft; somewhat soft; on the soft side
strongish; somewhat strong
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
to shave off; to scrape off
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
end of a match; end of a game
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
prejudice; bias; distorted view
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit