to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
match (to light fire with)
good prospects; full of hope; promising
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
decoration; ornament; trimmings
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
high-sugar tomato; tomato with reduced water content
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
twilight; dusk; faint light
blank space; margin; blank canvas
stoppage time; injury time; added time; lost time; wasted time
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
Christmas carol; Christmas song
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by