to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
prevention; protection (against); precaution
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to appear all together; to be all present
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
time around sunset; early evening
purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)
food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); designated health food
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
accomplice; co-conspirator
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
another time; some other time
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
to satisfy one's appetite
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
presumption; assumption; estimation
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off