sudden impulse; passing fancy
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
Arabian Nights; One Thousand and One Nights
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
chief; main; principal; major
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
pizzeria; pizza parlor (parlour); pizza place
branch office; branch store
to add (e.g. a postscript)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
automatic fare adjustment machine
jacuzzi; jet bath spa; whirlpool bath
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to bubble; to foam; to froth
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
inner; underwear; undergarment; innerwear
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing
fighting in numerous battles
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
packed and sterilised food; retort pack