(bar of) sweet-potato paste
cloth wrapped around the hips (esp. women)
sweetened mochi flavoured with Japanese pepper
speed; velocity; quickness; earliness
connector cable; connection cable
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
putting a name (self, company, etc.) on something (e.g. engraving, printing, etc.)
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
decompression sickness; caisson disease; the bends
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
Tengyō era (938.5.22-947.4.22); Tenkei era
Ragaraja (esoteric school deity of love)
diligently; faithfully; without fail; without blundering
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
serviced; service-included
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
garden soil; soil used in a garden
doll cake; sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
Empress Suiko; Suiko Tenno (554-628 CE, reigning: 592-628 CE)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
mud; muddy; covered in mud
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish