impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
motive power; driving force
to cool something down (e.g. by adding water)
to be exhausted; to be tired out
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
suspicion (of others); jealousy
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
attractive face and figure
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
fried mochi covered in soy sauce and wrapped in nori
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to throw on the fire; to burn
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
event; phenomenon; matter
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
first-come-first-served basis