nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
(food that meets one's) taste; treatment
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
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
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
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
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
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
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
good bye; I'm off; see you later
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
a great variety of; diversity
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
un-; non-; negative prefix
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
nothing but; none other than
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)