to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
carbonated water; sparkling water; fizzy water; soda water
honorific/polite/humble prefix
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
matcha; powdered green tea
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge