entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to be too late; to be too slow
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
every year; yearly; annually
transfer of permanent domicile (as recorded in the family register); transfer of school register
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
one's class (and legal domicile)
useless resistance; vain struggle
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
(your, his, her) daughter
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
pupil; student; schoolchild
impassioned speech; fervent speech
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp