dyeing with vegetable dyes
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
rolled Japanese-style omelette
apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
ex-husband; former husband
highball; whisky and soda
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
general manager; director-general
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)