large quantity; large amount
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
should time and circumstances permit
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
thick toast with honey (and often with fruit, icecream, etc.)
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
castella (type of sponge cake)
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
person from the Kansai region
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
real hair; one's own hair