every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
something easy to do; cinch
sweetened rice-flour cakes for offering at the Dolls' Festival
dumplings offered to the moon (on the 15th day of the 8th month and the 13th day of the 9th month)
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
upturn (e.g. economic); upward swing; jump (e.g. inflation)
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
ball won in a game of pachinko
soft yellow-green; subdued pea green; tea green
dark chocolate (with high cocoa content)
white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia
American Shorthair (cat breed)
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
semi-erection; half-boner
working consecutive days (without a holiday)
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (arch.) fishmongers' guild
bowl of rice with food on top
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
divining sticks; counting; calculation
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
European style; Occidental
apologies for the crude food
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.