without exaggeration; truthful; factual
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
sleepover; overnight stay
national holiday; public holiday
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
change in appearance; transformation
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to shade an account; to add something extra
curious; strange; unusual
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to govern; to manage; to subdue
dominion; territory; possession