yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
sensitivity; susceptibility
based on; built on; made from
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne