mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
in the morning; during the morning
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to press a question; to cross-examine
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
two persons; two people; pair; couple
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!