ice cream mixed with adzuki bean paste
young person; young servant; young man come of age (at 16)
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
other matters; other people's affairs
breeding; raising; rearing
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
whole company; all the companies
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to forget to put in; to leave out
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
(free) sample; promotional gift
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
being argued into silence; being left speechless
I (alphabet letter); i; I; iodine (symbol)
serious accident; major incident
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)