nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
(food that meets one's) taste; treatment
seaweed salt; salt from burning seaweed
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
house of a prince of the blood
organic farming; organic cultivation
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
beginning; clue; starting point
pistachio (Pistacia vera)
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
great pairing (e.g. of food and wine); marriage; wedded life; wedding
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding