polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
item; article; dish; course; finest item
silver nugget; silver ingot; silver bullion
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
sulfuration; sulphuration
blackhead; dark discoloration; blackening; (black or dark) tarnish
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be very childlike; to be very childish
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
treating (someone) like an object
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
within; inside of; less than
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
absorption; suction; attraction
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
rebellious phase; rebellious age
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers