sake for moon viewing parties
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to be mutually bitter; to argue together; to quarrel; to resent and bemoan
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
near; nearby; not far off
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
(another's) daughter; young lady
handrail; railing; banister
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
affable; sociable; friendly
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
occurrence; happening; incident; event
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor