mochi; (sticky) rice cake
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
such; this sort of; like this
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
together; at the same time; same; identical
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
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
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
three; three years of age
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become