to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
front; frontage; facade; main
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
connection; link; relationship
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
seaweed salt; salt from burning seaweed
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
high-class restaurant; high-end store
(having) two choices; choice between two things
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
delivery; transfer; hand-over
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled