Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
crushed rice; tiny pieces of rice
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent