strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
salty candy; salty caramel
staying behind; remaining; residual
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
sick and wounded soldiers
safety; welfare; well-being
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
main temple; main building of a shrine; alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
true state; actual condition; reality
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence