main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
interior design; interior; upholstery
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
to take on a role; to take part
Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
matcha; powdered green tea
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
warabimochi; sweet dumpling made from bracken starch
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
castella (type of sponge cake)
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
2nd day of the month; two days
how much; how many; to what extent
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
this place; where one comes from; here
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look