untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
wicked heart; evil design
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
touching; moving (to tears)
preheat (oven, etc.); warm up (engine, etc.)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
meat or fish or vegetables preserved in miso
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
great enthusiasm; high excitement
Japan and North Korea; Japanese-North Korean
two legs; two feet; two pairs
financier (type of pastry)
to be dried out; to be parched
fundoshi; loincloth; traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
one floor (of a building); single floor
small saucepan; small pot
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
from where one sits; while sitting by
to flavor; to flavour; to season
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart