sweet paste of white beans and miso
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
perpetuation of one's descendants
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
such; this sort of; like this
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
back off!; leave me alone!
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor