different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to boil down sake, mirin, etc. to reduce the alcohol content
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to stop (plug) one's ears
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to search for; to seek for; to look for
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
SuperBall scooping; festival game in which one scoops up rubber bouncy balls floating in water
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
rice cake shop keeper; rice cake store (shop)
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
street stall; stand; booth
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to find out; to discover; to locate
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
just one person; only one
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
success; prosperity; boom
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)