unpolished wheat or barley
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
leavening agent (e.g. yeast)
slot machine; fruit machine; poker machine
to understand; to comprehend
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
lyric poetry; lyric poem; ode
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
something something; something or other
completely relying on others
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
conflict; fighting each other
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
germination; sprouting; budding
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to be profitable; to yield a profit
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
castella (type of sponge cake)
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
as many (people) as possible
three; three years of age