(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
innermost depths of one's heart
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to fold up; to fold into layers
briskly; quickly; promptly
to give directions; to issue instructions
electrically powered; electric
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
great actor; famous actor; star
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
quietly; slowly; gracefully
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
supreme; greatest; highest; best
script; screenplay; scenario
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
to detain; to check; to restrain
material; tangible; concrete
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise