grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
hills and fields; countryside
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller
billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd