coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
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
good bye; I'm off; see you later
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
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
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)
one's original family name; maiden name
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
to set up shop; to open a store
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous