to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
seasoning; flavour; flavor
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
matcha; powdered green tea
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
indescribable; having no way to express
food sampling area (e.g. in a supermarket)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
the best men are from Edo; the best women from Kyoto
burial (disposal of a body) by exposure to the elements; aerial sepulture (burial)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
trivia; snippet of knowledge
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
midsummer; height of summer
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
without cause; without reason
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)