salted kōji (traditional condiment)
legal consultation; (giving) legal advice
return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
certification of contents
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
disposable camera; single-use camera
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
arrogant; impudent; haughty; boastful
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch
English (language); English
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
orthopedic surgery; plastic surgery
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
resolution; decision; vote
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense