to return home loaded with honors; to return as a hero; (lit.) to put on fine clothes
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
Japanese-style confectionary store
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
written explanation; written apology
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
crash; kurash (wrestling)
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
sharply; harshly; stingingly
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
trip abroad; overseas travel
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
hair style; coiffure; hairdo