sincerity; true heart; devotion
Nepali (language); Nepalese
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
Mariana Trench (deepest part of the ocean, near the Mariana Islands)
no-hit, no-run game; no-hitter
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious