strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
matcha; powdered green tea
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to put into the mouth; to eat
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
study; learning; tutorial
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts