breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to approach the finale; to come to a close
branch road; branch path; fork road
strapped for cash; hard up
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
longing for others; wanting company
using one's arms as a pillow
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
inner, astringent skin (of a chestnut)
Yggdrasil; The World Tree
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
trunk (of the body); soma
talk; conversation; dialogue
stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
holding multiple jobs concurrently; moonlighting