red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
flour; meal; powder; dust
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
regulation; adjustment; control
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
around the world; throughout the world
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
beforehand; in advance; previously
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
when it becomes; when it comes to
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
several types; several kinds; several species
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods