yearned for; longed for; missed
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
one's share; one's portion
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
rice cracker seasoned with soy sauce; salty rice cracker
polite; respectful; reverent
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
tableware box also used as a personal dining table; box table
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
at first; initially; in the beginning
honorific title; honorific term of address
pseudonym of a haiku poet
Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
judge (of literary contests)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); mon; traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm); letter; character
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
practice; practising; training; study
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
nature of one's business; business instinct