famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
to concern; to be related
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
loveable; very likeable; like very much
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
circulation of the blood; apprehension
to put one's hand on; to touch
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
manner of using one's hands
way; method; means; resource; course
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
body; group; party; company; troupe
laying on thickly; thick layer
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
chestnut (horse coat color)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
six codes (constitution, civil code, criminal code, commercial code, code of civil procedure, code of criminal procedure); Compendium of Laws
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
consecutive victories; series of victories
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
head house (family); birthplace; originator
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)