wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
(bar of) sweet-potato paste
mochi wrapped with sweet bean jam
white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
later on; eventually; afterwards
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
confections; sweets; candy; cake
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
as everyone knows; needless to point out
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to count on one's fingers
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)