marriageable age; chance of marriage
candy-coated strawberry on a stick
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to put on; to wear; to get used to wearing
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to distribute rice (e.g. during an emergency)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
daily set meal; daily special; plat du jour
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
ability to attract customers
to sniff out; to get wind of
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
immediately; right away; on the spot
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick