safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
confections; sweets; candy; cake
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
piece; fragment; one (object)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the other day; lately; recently
company; corporation; workplace
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
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
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
by means of; due to; because of; according to
tenth day of the month; ten days
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out