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
written explanation; written apology
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
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)
sharply; harshly; stingingly
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
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
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
sampling food; tasting; trying
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet