to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
confections; sweets; candy; cake
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy; glucose tablet
to concern; to be related
one grain; one drop; one bead
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard); (arch.) metal sword guard; (arch.) polearm
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
failure; mistake; blunder
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
control; management (e.g. of a business)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
wife and children; (arch.) wife
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance