tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
standard; set; routine; decided
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
very; extremely; excessively
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to collect; to assemble; to gather
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
discovery; detection; finding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
present; gift; to give a present or gift
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
lost property; something dropped and left behind
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
confections; sweets; candy; cake