rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
both; both sides; both parties
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch
loveable; very likeable; like very much
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid