chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
hand used like a sword in striking
top of the head; crown of the head
authority; power; influence
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
same kind (race); homogeneousness
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
trial product; prototype model