bracken starch (starch produced from the rhizomes of bracken)
high-grade Japanese fresh confections (usu. colorful sculpted mochi in seasonal designs around bean paste)
children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
official in charge; person in charge
Japanese-style confectionary store
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
brand name; trade name; product name
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
weave; weaving; woven item
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing