to be blown inside out (of an umbrella); (lit.) to become (the shape of) a sake cup
meat around the eyes of a fish
amber sweets; confection of brightly colored sweetened, melted agar-agar
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
no artificial coloring added (foods, drinks, etc.)
packing something in a bag; bagging
salty candy; salty caramel
eye doctor; oculist; ophthalmologist
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
Konjaku Monogatarishū (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Kanjaku
soot-colored bamboo (coloured); bamboo duster (with the leaves still attached at one end)
complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
royal capital; imperial capital
will not do; do not; does not
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
individual packaging; individual wrapping
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
crumply (cloth, clothing, etc.); ruffled; itchy and runny (nose)
(arch.) to deceive; (arch.) to fool; (arch.) to lie; to commit adultery
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)
(arch.) wild boar; infant wild boar; pig
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut