homecoming; returning home
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
meanwhile; in the meantime
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
three; three years of age
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
all; entire; whole; altogether
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
bûche de Noël; Yule log (cake)
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
had better ...; had better not ...
one by one; each; every; at intervals of