kinako mochi; mochi sprinkled with sweetened soy flour
to grant someone's request
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation ceremony; commencement
residence; housing; residential building
exhibition hall (room, area)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
sour look; surly face; pout
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
dwelling; house; residence; address
Western-style sit-down toilet
kind; considerate; helpful; caring; thoughtful; attentive
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
home builder (esp. large nationwide company)
engineering firm; contractor
custom-built home; built-to-order house
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with