confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
traditional Kyoto-style confectionery (often used in tea ceremony)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
dated; date; fixed; external
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
scene; spectacle; sight; view
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
surely (not); certainly (not)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
middle of the night; dead of night
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
round, wooden container for cooked rice
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
every evening; night after night
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)