happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
that day; the very same day
related to; in relation to
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste; paint thinner (as an inhalant)
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
(food that meets one's) taste; treatment
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
just because; even if; even though
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice