voice quality; type of voice
variation in color (colour); having a different color
priest soldier; warrior monk
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
intersection on a go board
pre-existing; already there; conventional
waste of time; killing time
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
perfect; perfection; perfect game
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
to relieve a person's pain
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
matcha; powdered green tea