finish; finishing; finishing touches
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
attendant; valet; servant; follower
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
tone (of voice); manner of talking
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
foliage plant; green vegetables
to strangle; to constrict
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
too (much); overly; excessively
(death from) starvation; starving to death
two (long cylindrical things)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
chicken skin (esp. in cooking)
bursting with juice; oozing with savory juices (esp. when bitten); with a gloss (e.g. makeup); with shine; sleekily
fat; tallow; lard; grease
like this; in this way; as you see
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
good humour (humor); good mood
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart