Oh yeah, having access to an English version helped too. Mist's English version has been dead for awhile but while it was there I was able to figure out the personality of the various characters as well as not-quite-parallels in FKG (Abashiri and Lavender would initially dislike each other but eventually share tips on how to catch the heart of their One True Love, Versailles would enjoy the opportunity to train with Rose and/or Ume, Ohana would get along very well with fellow cooks like Curry Plant or Watercress, Passy and Yoshino like designing clothes so Saffron would probably get along with them, etc).