plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
invitation; introduction; temptation
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
Japanese-style confectionary store
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
student (esp. a university student)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
studying very hard; studying like mad
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
practice; practising; experience
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery