to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
door; gate; opening; title page
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to pile up; to accumulate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
candy made from wheat gluten; wheat-gluten snack
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
confections; sweets; candy; cake
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
youthful; young; young-looking
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
more than anything; above all else
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be worried; to be troubled
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
amount of sugar; sugar content
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
dietetics; nutritional science
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development