showcase; display case; vitrine
just a minute; small quantity
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
your husband; her husband
to call each other; to call out to one another
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
volunteer activities; volunteerism
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to try out the food at various restaurants
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)