coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
high-grade Japanese fresh confections (usu. colorful sculpted mochi in seasonal designs around bean paste)
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
adding water (to a plant)
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
white bean jam; sweet white bean paste
golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)
one's own property; possessions
granulated sugar; brown sugar
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
perpetuation of one's descendants
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
good bye; I'm off; see you later
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
jealousy; roasted rice cake
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
kimono fabrics shop; draper
son and heir; son who will succeed one
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
regular customer; valued client
Japanese-style confectionary store
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
clearing one's throat; cough
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
slight; thin; on the weak side
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
one's original family name; maiden name