traditional Japanese handball game
present (brought by a visitor); gift
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
considerably; greatly; a lot
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
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to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
a little bit; a little while
to put someone to work; to make someone work
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...