residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
clearheadedness; sharpness of mind
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
grilled surface; seared appearance; searing
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
cooking; food preparation
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to see; to look; to watch; to rule; to govern
to rank with; to rank among
innocent; blameless; guiltless
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
emotional care; emotional support; caring for someone's mental well-being
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
composite; combined; complex
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
appointment; rendezvous; date
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
frequency (of occurrence)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
lifestyle; way of life; daily goings-on; daily habits