sweet made with soft beans (e.g. adzuki) and chestnuts
Sakai Houitsu (1761-1828)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
drafting (a plan, contract, etc.); drawing up
brand-new (clothing, shoes)
excellent machine; excellent device (e.g. camera); excellent aircraft
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
one's home; one's humble abode
No Entry!; no thoroughfare; passage prohibited; entry is prohibited
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
weather (meteorology) information
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
black stone; black (go pieces)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
marriageable age; chance of marriage
how should I know?; don't ask me