young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
something like ...; something called ...
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
work-in-progress; working state
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
light blue; pale blue; aqua
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
popular (with); in favour (with); well received