strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
journal; magazine; periodical
soba in hot broth, topped with a salty-sweet dried herring
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
just a minute; small quantity
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
time; hour; period; class
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
service à la carte; single dish eaten by itself (without side dishes)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to be too late; to be too slow
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression