result; fruit (of); product (of)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to compete with; to vie for
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
everything; anything; nothing
incident; affair; happening; event
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
on the way back; returning
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
real thing; original; actual
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish