to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
again (and again); once again; yet again
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
candy fashioned in human and animal forms
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
how can (one) do something
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
under construction; in preparation
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening
amount of sugar; sugar content
preface; introduction; preamble
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone