wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
Japanese-style confectionary store
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to be kind to; to treat kindly
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to turn left; to turn to the left
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
everybody; every last one of them; all
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda