strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
one (thing); one piece; one item
kitchen; financial situation; finances
coverall apron; cook's apron
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
maid; helper; help; assistance
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
action committee; executive committee
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
great success; huge success
commandant; commanding officer; general
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
battlefield; battleground
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
unkindness; unfriendliness
two (long cylindrical things)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
kickboard; flutterboard; float
training wheels; stabilizers
outsider; layman; amateur
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud