minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
death from disease; death from illness
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
parched flour, esp. barley (can be drunk in hot water with sugar)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
simple; easy; convenient; handy
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
mostly involve; principally involve
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
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
flour made from parched rice or barley (can be mixed in hot water and drunk)
newly compiled; newly edited
roasted barley flour; parched flour with various ingredients added and drunk in hot water
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
eighth day of the month; eight days
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, or sweetened with sugar, etc.)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with