mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
diagnostic agent (esp. pregnancy test)
supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
(arch.) fruit; counter for fruit
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves
Japanese-style confectionary store
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
business hours; opening hours; office hours
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to show one's affection; to express one's love
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim