shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
piece; fragment; one (object)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
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
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
all you want; as much as one wants
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
manners; behavior; behaviour
manners; behavior; behaviour
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
feeling like friends; the feeling of friendship