for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
castella (type of sponge cake)
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
democratic nation; democratic country
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
vice-minister; undersecretary
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
enclosure; coralling; penning; enclosure (fencing off common land for individual ownership)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
wooden building; wooden architecture