one's own chopsticks; washable chopsticks carried in a case (used instead of disposable chopsticks)
red and white candy stick sold at children's festivals
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift
side dish; side menu; sidebar menu
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
tasteless and odorless; bland
excellent; superb; first-rate
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
celebration; auspicious occasion
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
day (as in holiday); daytime
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
secret; private; surreptitious
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
quiz; short test; mini test
try; attempt; try (rugby)
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
to become keen on; to get passionate about
national holiday; public holiday
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)