main performance; headliner; latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)
Japanese sweet eaten with koicha
mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
partial destruction by fire
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould)
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
everlasting; eternal; continued; unchanging
bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
escape route; evacuation route
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
to receive divine punishment
Japanese-style confectionary store
cultural assets; cultural property
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
to live; to make a living; to get on with
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation