of no interest; not interested
preference; priority; precedence
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
intensive; concentrated; focused
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
world history; international history
close; intimate; on good terms
library (usu. single-room); small library
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
small number; few; minority
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
timewasting; killing time
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
remembrance; recollection; recognition
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
showcase; display case; vitrine
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
exhibition; display; putting on show
sales; selling; marketing
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently