rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
sun; saint; San (people); son
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to make one's rounds; to patrol
hunting ground; hunting preserve
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
while; even though; despite
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
something; something or other; something something
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
price; cost; value; worth; value
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart