after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
dietary education; nutrition education; food education
weak child; frail child; gangly child
value judgement; value judgment
one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
make no progress; remain unsettled
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
to die; to ascend to heaven
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
nutritional value; food value
a little; a bit; slightly
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
next year; next fiscal year
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech