earnestly; intently; attentively; wholeheartedly
Chelicerata; suborder comprising arachnids, sea spiders, and horseshoe crabs
meeting of the stars Vega and Altair (on the night of Tanabata); meeting of the two love stars
melt-in-the-mouth feeling
author unknown; anonymous
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
food tray (used in the food industry)
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
Uji-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated around Uji, Kyoto
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
fast asleep; dead to the world
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
Japanese sweet eaten with koicha
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
vintage awamori; awamori aged in cask for at least three years
high-grade Japanese fresh confections (usu. colorful sculpted mochi in seasonal designs around bean paste)
the direction of the wind; circumstances
to set at naught; to ignore; to disregard
very young bride; child bride; childish wife
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
skilled control of a spear; stabbing (someone) with a spear; victim; scapegoat; someone singled out (for punishment, etc.)
stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
to only make work for oneself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth
license system; licence system
tax excluded; excluding tax