shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
and; thereupon; because of that
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
serious; severe; grave; acute
interior; inside; internal
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
correction; rectification; mending; repair
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
had better ...; had better not ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to attempt; to test; to try out
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria