pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
tedious; boring; being fed up with
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
matcha; powdered green tea
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
undisputed; entirely; perfect
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
enthusiastic schoolteacher; passionate teacher
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
new book; new publication
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
department store; department
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough