mixture of boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves
to rank next to; to come after
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
exemplification; good example; case in point
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
generation; lifetime; age
in advance; beforehand; previously
livery; servant's clothes provided by employers
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
the human body; one's person
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
high and low (social standing)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)