dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
in search of; in order to look for
bow (weapon); bow; bowknot; bow tie
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
large; gland; ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
greeting; a fine thing to say
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
closing time; lockup; curfew
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
sun; saint; San (people); son
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason