a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
Kyoto-style chopped vegetables pickled in salt with red shiso leaves
well-cooked; well-done; browned
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
paste (form); (as a) paste
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
correction; revision; amendment
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to be flexible; to be accommodating