manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
form; shape; figure; visage
classification; categorization; sorting
as (for); for; in the capacity of
high-grade Japanese fresh confections (usu. colorful sculpted mochi in seasonal designs around bean paste)
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus); common pet parakeet; shell parakeet; budgie
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
difficult to ...; hard to ...
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to throw into; to toss into
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
amount of sugar; sugar content
content (of a mineral, etc.)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
taste; palate; sense of taste
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
Japanese person; Japanese people
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all