to talk; to chat; to chatter
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
with a friendly grin; smilingly
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
to get between; to be caught in
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
section; cross section; profile
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff