to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
there's always room for dessert; (lit.) there's another stomach for dessert
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
fondant au chocolat; chocolate fondant
matcha; powdered green tea
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
department store; department
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
shopping centre; shopping center; shopping mall
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side