packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
rice cakes cut into rectangles (esp. eaten on New Year's Day)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
simply; merely; only; solely
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
Japanese person; Japanese people
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
festival; feast; carnival
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
imagination; supposition; guess
bento; Japanese box lunch
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
open; spacious; extensive
living; lifestyle; living room
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
one room apartment; studio apartment
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn