sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
raw materials; ingredients
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
sales; amount sold; proceeds
vacuum bottle; thermos; jar
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
fish balls; fish dumplings
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
moment (of force); momentum
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
informal consent; private consent
division into equal parts; equal parts
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to become fraught with emotion
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
quite; utterly; really; completely