three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
third time lucky; third time's the charm
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to compete with; to vie for
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
on the way back; returning
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
real thing; original; actual
mille crêpes (French cake made from layers of crêpes)
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise