unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
rice cake shop keeper; rice cake store (shop)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
carelessly; inattentively
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
food and drink; eating and drinking
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
calamity; disaster; misfortune
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
using as an intermediary; through
theism; god's teachings; Shenism; Chinese folk religion
not hard to... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
Kenkyū era (1190.4.11-1199.4.27)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
overwhelming; conquering; dominating; sweeping (the world); swaying
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to play a central role; to take a leading part
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
mochi rice cake with red bean jam filling; mochi rice cake covered in red bean jam; mochi rice cake
mochi rice cake with red bean jam filling; mochi rice cake covered in red bean jam
pre-existing; already there; conventional
useless; vain; aimless; idle
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
everyday life; daily life
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to till a rice paddy; to plough a rice paddy (plow)
what date?; what's the date?; when?
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)