Eurasian magpie (Pica pica); common magpie
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
godparent; namer; first person to give something its name
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
over-the-counter sales; selling over the counter
packing material (boxes, insulation, shock resistance, etc.)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
sender; consignor; remitter
antique art dealer; antique dealer; antiquary
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to be detained; to take time
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
near; close by; within reach; familiar
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
chai (black tea with milk, sugar and spices); masala chai
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy; glucose tablet
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
wasanbon; fine-grained Japanese sugar (traditionally used in wagashi); wagashi sweets made from wasanbon
convenient; expedient; makeshift
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
candy; sweet; confectionary
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top