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
common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
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
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
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
to receive divine punishment
cultural assets; cultural property
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
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
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
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
young master; young gentleman
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to blaze; to burn brightly