cold brew (coffee, tea, etc.); infusing in cold water
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
fish balls; fish dumplings
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
variety of court dance (Nara period)
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
endurance contest; test of endurance
to have a hard time of it
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
to stop raining or snowing
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
mythical two-tailed monster cat