interference; meddling; butting in
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
looking on from afar; being a spectator
freshly pounded (rice cake)
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
grated daikon; daikon grater
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
charcoal; charred remains
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely