superiority; predominance
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
president (of a society); chairman
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
the other day; a few days ago
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
in that way; like that; that way
inattention; absent-mindedness
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
serious; severe; grave; acute
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
matter causing distress; something causing worry
wearing one's hair in braids
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to become dim; to become blurred
price increase; rise in price
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
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)
restlessly; in continuous motion
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
in succession; one after another
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative