advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
allegiance; obedience; submission
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
sweet-scented; lustrous, shiny and beautiful
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana)
welcome!; nice to see you!
reading aloud; recitation
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)