three-cornered hat; tricorne
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to clap one's hands in prayer
sharp parting remark; parting threat
New Year's Eve; December 31
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
decoration; ornament; trimmings
setting up specially; special installation
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
no-bake cheesecake; gelatin cheesecake; unbaked cheesecake
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
graduation ceremony; commencement
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
gene recombination; genetically modified; GM
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to erase all trace of something
no-bake cheesecake; gelatin cheesecake; unbaked cheesecake
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
senior high school student
unit; (musical) group; band
tax excluded; excluding tax
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
shopping basket; market basket
stepping back; drawing back
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind