puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
what do you want?; can I help you?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
giving (someone) a peek (of skin, underwear, etc.); giving a glimpse
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
the other day; lately; recently
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
observation; survey; watching
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
the other day; a few days ago
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
flour; meal; powder; dust
abekawa mochi; rice cake with kinako
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
nutritional value; food value
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
cook-house; galley; kitchen