sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
in comparison to; rather than
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
autumn vegetables; fall vegetables
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
bell pepper (esp. red and yellow); capsicum; paprika (spice made from sweet peppers)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
elementary, junior high and high school
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe