even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
in the future; another day; later
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
in the mountains; among the mountains
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
in the city; within the city
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
article; news story; report; account
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
unable to resist; unable to suppress
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to talk; to chat; to chatter
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words